<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">Three festivals of Muslims, Budhhists and Hindus were celebrated on the same day on Sunday in Bangladesh. The Muslims observed the holy festival of Eid-e-Miladunnabi to mark the birth anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad with special prayers and processions being brought out in the capital city Dhaka and other places of Bangladesh.<br />''<br />''Thousands of people congregated at the Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka to take part in a massive rally organised by the spiritual organisation Mazbhandar Darbar to celebrate the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad with a spirit of inclusiveness and religious festivity. Other organisations like Anjuman-E-Rahmania Mainia Maizbhandaria also held rallies in the city.<br />''<br />''Several government and non-government organisations held programmes to mark  the day. State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan inaugurated a 15-day programme at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the city which will include religious discourses, seminar, exhibitions of Islamic calligraphy, Islamic cultural competitions and recitation of holy Quran. <br />''<br />''The second most important religious festival of the Budhhist community 'Prabarana Purnima' was also celebrated in the country on Sunday. Large number of Budhhists gathered at the International Buddhist temple in Dhaka to offer prayer and celebrate the 'Kathin Chibar Dan' ceremony or the Yellow Robe Offering Ceremony. Speaking as Chief Guest at the Badda Budhhist temple in Dhaka, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury reminded people of the spirit of the 1971 Liberation War which achieved a non-communal Bangladesh where each religion enjoyed equal place.<br />'' <br />''After prayers, colourful sky-lanterns were released to mark the occasion. According to Budhhist legend, Lord Budhha after renouncing the world cut off his hair and threw it in the air. He declared that if his mission of renunciation is fruitful, the tresses of hair will go upwards, otherwise it will fall on the ground. The sky-lamp ceremony symbolises this ancient story of Buddhist scriptures.<br />''<br />''The Hindu community of Bangladesh also celebrated the Lakshmi Puja which is held on the full moon day immediately after Durga Puja in the month of Ashwin. The Sharad Purnima day is also known as Kujagori Purnima in Bangladesh. Lakshmi puja was observed in the major temples of the capital city Dhaka like Dhakeshwari National Temple, Ramakrishna Mission and Math, Radhamadhab Bigraha Mandir among others on Sunday with prayers to the goddess of wealth and prosperity. </span><br />