Parents have been advised to prevent children from being outdoors until sunset
Shab-e-Qadr holiday deferred by a day
The government has deferred the Shab-e-Qadr holiday from June 12 to June 13 as Ramadan started a day later than expected.
Published : 5 June 2018, 08:38 PM
Updated : 5 June 2018, 08:38 PM
Muslim devotees offer special prayers on the occasion of Lailatul Qadr, the anniversary of the night Muslims believe the first verses of the Quran were revealed to prophet Muhammad, on Monday night. Photo: bdnews24.com/ Dhaka, September 06, 2010
The public administration ministry issued an order re-fixing the date on Tuesday.
It earlier set June 12 as the Shab-e-Qadr holiday, considering May 17 as the beginning of Ramadan.
But the month in Arabic calendar started a day later as the moon was not sighted.
With the changed schedule, Muslims will pray overnight on June 12 and have the next day as a holiday.
No change has been brought to the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays of June 15 to June 17 yet. But the Eid holidays will be extended by a day if Ramadan lasts 30 days.
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