Chittagong Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Chittagong Wednesday, 19 August 2026
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National Desk : | ০৩:৫১ পিএম, ২০২৫-০৫-১১
News Desk: Buddha Purnima, the most sacred and largest religious festival of the Buddhists is being celebrated on Sunday across the country with traditional enthusiasm and due religious fervour.
The festival is celebrated in recognition to the most sacred festival of the Buddhists, Buddha Purnima as well as the United Nations had designated as the International Vesak Day in 2000.
It commemorates three important events which took place in the life of Buddha on the same day—“the birth of Siddharta Gautama, his attainment of supreme enlightenment and his entry into Nirvana—the sublime cessation of all longing” this earth-shattering day is exceptionally significant to Buddhists around the world.On the occasion of Buddha Purnima, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in a message greeted the members of the Buddhist community as well as the countrymen.
In a message on the eve of the festival, he said Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony as people of all faiths, irrespective of race, religion and caste, have been living together in this country for thousands of years.This country is a safe abode for all people, regardless of religion, creed and caste, he added.
“The great Gautam Buddha enlightened mankind by rising above all greed and longing. Gautam Buddha preached the message of non-violence to establish peace and welfare among people,” he said.
Yunus said his interim government is relentlessly working to ensure the development and equal rights of all people regardless of race, religion, caste and group.
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