President, PM greet Muslims on Holy Shab-e-Barat
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
President Mohammad Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted all Muslims in the country and elsewhere in world on the occasion of the Holy Shab-e-Barat. In separate messages on the holy occasion, they prayed for peace, progress and prosperity of all. In his message, President Abdul Hamid said the Holy Shab-e- Barat is here with the message of fortune and that Holy Ramadan is around the corner for the mankind. He said Islam is the religion of peace. The ideals of Islam are the means of welfare in this world and salvation in the world hereafter, he said, adding "Along with mercy and blessings (of the Almighty Allah), we will pray for continued progress and welfare of the country and greater unity of the Muslim Ummah on the holy night of Shab-e-Barat." Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in her message, called upon all to be devoted to the welfare of humanbeing and nation-building activities imbued with the teachings of Holy Shab-e-Barat. She said the Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, brings blessings and mercy from the Almighty Allah for the mankind. The Prime Minister called for applying the spirit of Islam, the religion of peace, in personal, social and state levels, shunning religious prejudice and narrowness, according to BSS.