Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is being observed across the country.
Buddha Purnima marks the birth, enlightenment, and demise of Gautama Buddha. On this day in 5 hundred 63 BC, Buddha was born at the foothill of the Himalayas.
He attained supreme enlightenment at the age of 35 and finally departed into "nirvana" at the age of 80 in 4 hundred 83 BC.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages, greeting the Buddhist community on the occasion.
In addition, peace, processions and day-long lighting of lamps, worship and prayers have been organized in Buddhist monasteries and temples.