<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), is being observed in the country on Wednesday with due religious fervour and solemnity.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ashura, the 10th of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, commemorates the date in the Hijri year of 61, when Hazrat Imam, the grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), along with his family members and 72 followers embraced the martyrdom in the hands of Yazid’s soldiers at the desert of Karbala to uphold the teachings of the Prophet (SM).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The day is a public holiday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Several hundreds of people of Shia Muslim community brought out the Tazia processions from Imambara Husaini Dalan in Old Dhaka and paraded several city streets and it was supposed to end at Khikhet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Different religious organisations are holding various programmes on the occasion.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, law enforcement agencies have taken special security measures in the capital on the occasion.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Adequate security measures have been taken around Imambara Husaini Dalan to ensure seamless observation of Holy Ashura.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, Bangladesh Betar, Bangladesh Television and private TV channels are airing special programmes highlighting the significance of the day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>