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The Muslim festival of Shab-e-Barat will be celebrated in Bangladesh on the night of Feb 3, according to the National Moon-Sighting Committee.
The date was set in a meeting presided over by Md Kamal Uddin, secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs at the Islamic Foundation in the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Monday.
The public holiday on the occasion will be on Feb 4.
Shab-e-Barat is observed on the night of the 14th of Shaban in the Islamic calendar.
It is celebrated 15 days before the arrival of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims.
Muslims offer special prayers at mosques and homes, families exchange bread and sweets, and give handouts to the poor on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat.