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CHATTOGRAM, Feb 15, 2025 (BSS) - The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, was observed in the city as elsewhere in the district with due religious fervor and solemnity on Friday night.
Different religious organizations including Islamic Foundation, Chattogram here chalked out nightlong programmes including discussion, Milad and Zikir Mahfil on the occasion.
Muslim devotees passed the night in "nafl" prayers at mosques and homes offering special prayers, holding zikir, milad mahfils, reciting from the holy Quran in observance of the most meaningful nights of forgiveness, fortune, hopes and aspirations.
In their munajats, the Muslims sought divine blessings of Almighty Allah for long life, peace, progress, good health and happiness and forgiveness, eternal peace for the souls of their departed parents, generations, nearer and dearer ones.
A good number of Muslim devotees visited shrines of saints and also offered munajat for their salvation and distributed sweets and homemade foods like ruti and halua among the poor, neighbors and friends.
They also sought divine blessings of Almighty Allah for long life, peace, progress and prosperity of the nation and Muslim Ummah. They also prayed for their beloved ones seeking their eternal peace.
Improved diets were also served in jails, hospitals, orphanages and juveniles centres, run by the social welfare department.
The local newspapers published special articles while Chattogram centres of Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar aired special programmes highlighting the significance of the holy night.
Meanwhile, law enforcers took tight security measures in and around all Mosques and Mazars of the city to help Muslim devotees offer prayers smoothly, without any hassle.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) and district police kept constant vigil around the mosques and mazars to avert any untoward situation.
Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) imposed a ban on the use of fireworks and the carrying of all types of explosives and firecrackers on the holy night.
