No fireworks on Shab-e-Barat: DMP

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday imposed a ban on carrying all types of explosives and firecrackers, as well as explosion of firecrackers, in the capital on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat, set to be observed on Friday night.

As per the instruction from DMP Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam, the restriction will come into effect from 6:00pm on March 18 and will last till 6:00am the next day, said a circular issued by DMP yesterday.

The holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune,  is observed on the 15th night of the Arabic month of Sha'ban with due religious fervour and devotion.The Muslim devotees spend the night at mosques and homes offering prayers, reciting from the holy Quran, and seeking blessings to Allah for long life, peace, progress, and happiness for themselves, their families, relatives, and friends as well as the nation and the Muslim Ummah.