Dhaka: The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, commemorating the birth and death of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed across the country on Wednesday with due religious reverence and solemnity. The government and various organisations have taken elaborate programmes to mark the occasion with due respect.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the national flag will be hoisted atop all government, semi-government, and autonomous offices, as well as private buildings. As in previous years, important roads and key locations in the capital will be decorated with national and colourful flags and banners inscribed with the Kalima Tayyiba. The Islamic Foundation will organise various religious and cultural programmes, including Qirat, Naat recitations, poetry readings, cultural competitions, and an Arabic Khutba writing contest. A month-long Islamic book fair will be held at the south plaza of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.
Bangladesh Television (BTV), Bangladesh Betar, and other electronic media outlets will broadcast special programmes, while newspapers are expected to publish special supplements on the occasion. Bangladesh missions abroad will also observe the day with due solemnity and respect.
Meanwhile, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman have issued separate messages extending greetings to Muslims in Bangladesh and around the world on the occasion. In his message, the President highlighted Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) examples of truth, justice, forgiveness, compassion, and respect for human dignity. He urged all to draw inspiration from the Prophet's teachings and pledge to shun violence, hatred, division, and injustice.
In his message, the Prime Minister called upon people to follow the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to build a peaceful, just, and humane society. He emphasized the relevance of the Prophet's teachings on peace, justice, compassion, forgiveness, and humanity in addressing global crises. The Prime Minister urged people to incorporate these teachings into their lives and prayed for peace, justice, equality, prosperity, and humanity in Bangladesh and across the world.