The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, was observed in Bangladesh on Friday with religious fervour.
Shab-e-Barat is observed on the 15th night of the Arabic month of Sha'ban. Shab-e-Barat is regarded as a significant occasion during which Muslims pray to Allah and beg for forgiveness for their transgressions.
It is thought to absolve them of their sins and bestow upon them good fortune for the entire year.
Muslim devotees offered special prayers and recited from the Holy Quran seeking divine blessings for the wellbeing of mankind and to save people from the fatal onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar and private TV channels and radio stations aired special programmes while newspapers published articles highlighting the significance of the night.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) had imposed a ban on the bursting of firecrackers in areas under its jurisdiction in the capital ahead of the holy Shab-e-Barat.
Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus issued a message greeting all Muslims in the country and elsewhere across the world on the occasion of the holy Shab-e-Barat.
On this day, a huge number of devotees visited graveyards and offered special doa and munajat seeking eternal peace for the departed souls of their near and dear ones.
People also distributed money, food, and sweets among the poor and destitute.