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BANGLADESH-RELIGION-ISLAM-EID

Bangladeshi commuters ride on a train as they rush home to be with their families in remote villages, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, in Dhaka on October 15, 2013. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. AFP PHOTO/ Munir uz ZAMAN