DHAKA: Eid-ul Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslim, will be celebrated across the country Saturday.

Preparations were taken for holding Eid-ul-Fitr jamaats in the capital and other districts across the country. Muslims across the world will seek divine blessings, peace, progress and prosperity in Eid congregations.

The major Eid congregation will be held at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises at 8:30am on Eid-day. Five jamaats will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00am and 12:00 noon, said the Islamic Foundation.

The country`s biggest Eid congregation will be held as usual at Sholakhia Eidgah, Kishoreganj.

As the Shawal moon was not sighted anywhere in the country on Thursday evening, the National Moon-sighting Committee informed that, the Eid would be celebrated Saturday in the country.

Thousands of people have already left the capital to celebrate the Eid with their loved ones. Launches, buses and trains leaving Dhaka for various destinations have been crowded since Thursday. Even, some people are still on their way to home.

People have already been completed their Eid shopping. Major shopping malls of the capitals are comparatively free now than last few days.

President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in separate messages greeted the countrymen and the Muslim ummah nations on the occasion.

Leader of the Opposition and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad have also greeted the people on the occasion of the Eid.

Besides, leaders of different political and socio cultural organizations in their messages greeted the people.

National parliament building has already been illuminated with lights marking the day. The national flag will be hoisted atop government and non-government offices on the occasion. Main city streets will be decorated with flags imprinted with "Eid Mubarak" in Bengali and Arabic.

Special diets will be served in hospitals, jails, government-owned children and shelter homes, socially handicapped and vagabond welfare centres and shelter homes for the destitute.

Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Television as well as private television channels and radio stations will broadcast special programmes on this occasion.

The Shishu Park will remain open for the underprivileged children on Eid day.

President Zillur Rahman will exchange greetings with invited guests in Bangabhaban in the morning. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will also exchange greetings with political leaders of different parties, diplomats from foreign countries in Dhaka and people from all walks of life at Ganabhaban.

Leader of opposition and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will exchange Eid greetings with foreign diplomats and country’s renowned personnel at Ladies Club in the city`s Eskatan Garden. She will also exchange greetings with his party men at her Gulsan office in the evening.

Every year, Eid comes after ending of a month-long fasting. Muslims, rich or poor wait fervently for the very day.

BDST: 1637 HRS, SEP 10, 2010.