<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">The holy Shab-e-Qadr, also known as Lailatul Qadr, (the Night of Decree) when the first verses of the holy Quran were revealed to Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), was observed across the country last night.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Muslim devotees passed the night offering special prayers, reciting the holy Quran, holding zikr and other religious rituals, seeking blessings of the almighty Allah for long life, peace and progress for themselves, their families, relatives, friends as well as the nation and the Muslim Ummah.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Marking the Lailatul Qadr, today is a public holiday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Newspapers published special articles while state-run Bangladesh Betar,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bangladesh Television and private television channels aired special</div><div style="text-align: justify;">programmes highlighting significance of the Lailatul Qadr.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the holy Quran, the night is better than 1,000 nights as the</div><div style="text-align: justify;">angels and the spirit descend therein, by the permission of almighty Allah with all decrees.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is one of the holiest and most blessed nights which is likely to occur on one of the odd number nights in the last 10 days of Ramadan and most likely to be the 27th of the holy month.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Devotees, on the nights, usually visit graveyards to seek eternal blessings for the departed souls of their near and dear ones.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To the Muslims, the entire month of Ramadan is a period of spiritual</div><div style="text-align: justify;">training. Besides fasting, they devote themselves to praying, reciting the holy Quran and offering charity. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>