Holy Shab-e-Qadr, also known as Lailatul Qadr, will be observed in the country tonight.

On this glorified night, the first verses of holy Quran were revealed to Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) to show mankind the path of worldly and eternal emancipation.

The devout Muslims will spend the night offering special prayers, reciting holy Quran, holding zikr and other religious rituals.

They will seek blessings of Almighty Allah for long and healthy life, peace and progress for themselves, their families, relatives, friends as well as the nation and the Muslim Ummah.

Muslims will also visit graveyards to seek divine blessings for the departed souls of their near and dear ones.

According to the holy Quran, this night is superior to a thousand nights as the angels and the spirit descend therein, by the permission of the Almighty with all decrees.

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.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted the country’s people and the Muslim Ummah across the world on the occasion.

In separate messages, they prayed for continuous peace, progress and prosperity of the country, the whole world and the Muslim Ummah.

Tomorrow will be a public holiday.

Newspapers have published special articles while state-run Bangladesh Betar, Bangladesh Television and private television channels will telecast special programmes highlighting the significance of Shab-e-Qadr.