Chandpur: Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in 40 villages of Chandpur on Friday, while the rest of the country will celebrate the biggest festival one/two days after the sighting of the new moon.

The people of 40 villages in Hajiganj, Faridganj, Matlab North, Kochua and Shahrasti upazilas have long been celebrating the Eid in line with the celebration in Saudi Arabia, which, along with several other Middle Eastern countries, is celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr today.

Maulana Abu Jofar Abdul Hye, eldest son as well as successor to Pir of Shadra Pak Darber Sharif, Morhum Maulana Ishaque, told UNB that in line with the people of Saudi Arabia, thousands of devotees of these villages began fasting two days ahead of Bangladesh time and will celebrate the Eid two days ahead this year.