Dhaka, March 19 -- President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will offer Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at the main Eid prayer congregation of the National Eidgah.

The main congregation will be held at 8:30am.

State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam shared the information with reporters after visiting the National Eidgah on Saturday.

He said, "The Eid prayer congregation at the National Eidgah will, obviously, be a historic one. This is because the honourable president will offer Eid prayers here and this is the first Eid-ul-Fitr celebration in Bangladesh after the BNP formed the government with an absolute majority through free, fair and impartial elections. The honourable Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has agreed...