Bangladesh will observe World Meditation Day today (Saturday) for the second time as elsewhere across the globe aiming to build awareness of meditation to lead a healthy mental, physical, spiritual and social life.
Quantum Foundation (QF) will mark the day this year with the theme "Gracious people, blessed land: Heaven on earth Bangladesh' (Bhalo Manush Bhalo Desh, Sworgovumi Bangladesh).
The day's programme will be inaugurated through a joint meditation at National Press Club in the city at 6:30 am.
People from more than 100 places in the country and abroad will also join meditation simultaneously.
On the occasion, an art competition for children and juveniles with the theme will be held at 3:30 pm at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
Similar competitions will also be held in eight divisional cities from 3pm to 6pm.
Like last year, Quantum Foundation has also invited essays, photographs and audios, videos from four age groups, to be submitted by June 5.
Besides, a sentence making competition will be held with participation of people of all ages.
The contestants will have to write 10 sentences each on what gracious people means and 10 sentences on what blessed land means.
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