More than 45,000 people of 12,000 Muslim families are observing Eid- ul Fitr Thursday in accordance with Saudi Arabia.
They offered Eid prayers in congregations although the moon was not sighted in Bangladesh on Wednesday.
They held Eid congregations in 80 places of eight upazilas under Barishal, Patuakhali, Bhola, Jhalakati and Barguna districts.
They also started Ramadan-fasting a day before the people in other parts of Bangladesh started fasting in the Arabic month of Ramadan following the Saudi Arabia.
Muslims in the country in general are preparing to celebrate the religious festival on Friday as the month of Ramadan ends Thursday.
Participants of the Eid ul Fitr festival on today Thursday claimed they are the followers of Kaderia, Jahangiria and Chistia Tarika and Pir of Elahabad Sufia Darbarsharif at Kanchan Nagor and Pir Shaheb of Mariachi Darbar Sharif of Satkania under Chittagong district.
They are the resident of Madhavpasha, Kedarpur, Tajkati, Talukdar Char, Nishan Baria, Haji Banshkati of Babuganj, Sundarkati of Bakerganj, and Harinafulia of Sadar upazilas of Barishal, Galachipa, Baufal, Kalapara and Sadar upazilas of Patuakhali, Charfesson upazila of Bhola, Taltali of Barguna and Nalchhity upazila of Jhalakathi districts.
Abdur Rashid, one of the followers of this sect, said they usually observe all religious festivals, customs and worshipping according to the calendar and systems of Saudi Arabia.
Golam Mir Md Fazlul Huq, another local leader of them, said they observed Eid-ul Fitr one day before the other sects according to the direction of their Pir Shaheb of Mariachi Darbar Sharif of Satkania under Chittagong district.
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