Holy Shab-e-Barat being observed across country

The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, is being observed across the country Friday night with due religious fervour and devotion.
The Muslims are spending the night at mosques and homes offering prayers, reciting from the holy Quran and seeking blessings from Allah for long life, peace, progress and happiness for themselves, their families, relatives and friends as well as the nation and the Muslim Ummah, according to a news agency.
The devotees across the country are visiting graves and praying for the peace of the departed souls of beloved ones who are no more. Many are also visiting the mazars, shrines of saints all over the country.
Traditional foods like hand-made rice-bread with beef and halwa would have been prepared in the rural and urban areas across the country.
The able Muslims are distributing food and sweets among the neighbours. Foods and money are being distributed among the poor and the destitute on the occasion. Many Muslims will fast on the following day.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted all Muslims in the country and elsewhere in the world on the occasion of the holy Shab-e-Barat.
In separate messages on the eve of the holy occasion, they prayed for peace, progress and prosperity of all.
The Islamic Foundation and other religious organisations have chalked out daylong programmes, including discussion meetings, hamd, naat, milad, zikr and doa.
Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar, and private television channels and radio stations are airing special programmes.
The daily newspapers have published special articles highlighting the significance of the Shab-e-Barat.