Border blurs as locals from Bangladesh, India gather for Eid prayer in Kurigram’s Jhakuatari

Residents from Dighaltari in West Bengal’s Coochbehar district flocked in large numbers on Thursday (11 April) to join Muslim devotees across the border for Eid prayers at the historic Jama Masjid in Kurigram, a two-century-old structure which is situated close to Bangladesh-India border.

Despite being located in Bangladesh, the Jama Masjid draws hundreds of Muslims from India every Eid for prayers.

Speaking to ANI on Thursday, Mohammad Alamgir Hussain, a Bangladesh native and the president of this mosque, said, “This mosque goes back…