Three-tier security measures including traffic arrangements and installation of CCTV cameras were taken on the occasion. A large number of police, Ansar members as well as RAB personnel were deployed to ensure the safety of the devotees.
Whip of Jatiya Parliament Iqbalur Rahim, Deputy Commissioner Shakeel Ahmed, Police Super Shah Iftikhar Ahmed, Mayor of Dinajpur Paurashaw Syed Jahangir Alam and leaders of various political parties joined the Eid Jamaat.
Whip Iqbalur Rahim in his speech said that Gor-e-Shaheed Maidan is one of the biggest Idgahs in the subcontinent. Around 600,000 to 700,000 people attended the Eid Jamaat in the Maidan.