DHAKA: Expatriate Bangladeshis in Sri Lanka celebrated the Eid-ul-Adha with due solemnity and festivity on 24 September.

Most expatriates living in Colombo and its outskirts offered eid prayers at the main congregation of the country arranged on the sea side ground of picturesque Galle Face area of Colombo.

The day was a public holiday in Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh high commissioner Tarik Ahsan hosted an Open House Dinner at Bangladesh House (Residence) in the evening of eid day.

Bangladeshi officials employed at different international organizations and business firms, Bangladeshi defense officials under training in different institutions of Sri Lanka, Bangladeshi students and officers and staff of the high commission participated with family members at the event.

The guests exchanged greetings with one another and relished food that was served in a Bangladeshi ambience.

BDST: 1421 HRS, SEPT 25, 2015
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