Published: 08:46 AM, 31 January 2025
Shab-e-Barat to be observed on Feb 14
The Muslim festival of Shab-e-Barat will be celebrated in Bangladesh on February 14 night, the National Moon-Sighting Committee has announced.
It fixed the date in a meeting presided over by Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain at the Islamic Foundation in the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Thursday.
The day after Shab-e-Barat is a public holiday in Bangladesh by executive order.
It means the holiday will fall on Feb 15.
Shab-e-Barat falls on the night of the 14th of the month of Shaban in the Islamic calendar.
The Muslims consider Shab-e-Barat as one of the three most sacred nights and believe that on this night, Almighty Allah decides the fate of all human beings fixing their 'rizq' (livelihood) for the next year.
The Muslim devotees will offer special prayers, recite from the Holy Quran, hold milad, zikir and other religious rituals seeking divine blessings for the wellbeing of mankind.
