The meeting was held at the Ministry of Religious Affairs with its secretary Ataur Rahman in the chair.

The meeting was told that the main Jamaat of the Eid-ul-Fitr will be held at the Jatiya Eidgah at 8:00am. Incase of bad weather, the main Jamaat will be held at 8:30am at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.

President Iajuddin Ahmed and Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will give separate messages on the occasion.

The meeting also decided that the notification of the Eid Jamaats will be publicised through print and electronic media.

Concerned ministry, city corporation and other organisations concerned were asked to make arrangement for the Jamaat at the National Eidgah.

Highlights of the Eid-ul-Fitr also include hoisting of national flag at all public and private buildings, the main thoroughfares starting from the Dhaka Gate at Banani to Bangabhaban and road islands will be decorated with the national flag and banners inscribed with Eid Mubarak in Bengali and Arabic, public buildings will be illuminated on the Eid-day night, Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar will air special programmes and newspapers will publish special supplements on the Eid-ul-Fitr, improved diets will be served at different hospitals, jails, government children homes, vagrant welfare centres and distressed homes.