The holy Shab-e-Meraj will be observed on the night of March 11 (Thursday) with religious fervor.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at the Islamic Foundation at Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka this evening with Additional Secretary of Ministry of Religious Affairs Md Altaf Hossain in the chair, an Islamic Foundation release said.

On the night of Rajab 26 every year, Muslims observe Shab-e-Meraj when Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) embarked on a special journey to meet Allah.