A Special prayer (Salat al-Istikharah) was offered on the ground of Gobindaganj Govt. College in the district yesterday morning for rainfall.
Like other parts of the country, all seven upazilas of Gaibandha district are witnessing severe heatwave.
In Giabandha, due to heatwave, the normal lives of the people are being disrupted seriously because the people cannot work in their respective field. The plants of boro paddy field are drying up due to severe heat wave making the farmers more worried about their families' food security.
Besides, for sweeping over heat wave over the district, many people particularly the aged and children have been affected with heat relating disease like diarrhea.
To get relief from the adverse situation, the people of Gobindaganj upazila have arranged the special prayer -- Salat al-Istikharah on the college ground with the hopes of rainfall from Allah, the Almighty. The prayer was held on college premises under the open sky. Maulana Abdus Salam Natori conducted the munazat.
Similar prayer was also held on the ground of Islamia High School of the town here yesterday morning.
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