President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted all Muslims in the country and elsewhere in world on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat.
In separate messages on the holy occasion for the Muslims, 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 round the corner for the mankind.
“Islam is the religion of peace. The ideals of Islam are the means of welfare in this world and salvation in the world hereafter.”
"Along with mercy and blessings, 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," the president added.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in her message, called upon all to be devoted to human welfare and nation-building imbued with the teachings of Shab-e-Barat.
She said the Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, brings blessings and mercy from the Almighty 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.
