Moon sighting committee to fix Ramadan date Saturday
Staff Correspondent
The National Moon Sighting Committee will hold a meeting on Saturday evening to review the information on the appearance of the new moon of Ramadan of 1446 Hijri and to make a decision about determining the beginning of the holy month.
This meeting will be held at the Islamic Foundation Conference Room at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka at 6pm, read a press release.
Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain will preside over the meeting.
People have been requested to inform the deputy commissioner or the upazila nirbahi officer concerned, or by telephone or fax if the moon of the holy Ramadan month is sighted anywhere in the sky of Bangladesh.
The telephone numbers are — 02-223381725, 02-41050912, 02-41050916, and 02-41050917. The fax numbers are — 02-223383397 and 02-9555951.
