A Kesyukuran Ceremony with the mass Fardhu Zuhur Prayer, Reading of Surah Yasin and Doa Kesyukuran in conjunction with Brunei Darussalam's 42nd National Day Celebration will be held this Monday, 23rd February 2026, with the main focus at Jame' 'Asr Hassanil Bolkiah, Kampung Kiarong. To ensure the smooth running of the ceremony, a rehearsal was held on 21st February morning.

Present were Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, Minister of Religious Affairs; Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Retired Major General Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof; Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister of Defence; and, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Nazmi bin Haji Awang Mohamad, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, as Co-Chairmen of the Celebration's Executive Committee. Also present were Pehin Orang Kaya Paduka Seri Utama Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji Awang Salim bin Haji Besar, Chief Syar'ie Judge; and, Pengiran Dato Seri Paduka Haji Mohammad Tashim bin Pengiran Haji Hassan, Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs.