Dhaka, Bangladesh Global: A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held today, Saturday (July 6) to fix the date of the Holy Ashura, after reviewing reports on the moon’s appearance in the month of Muharram of 1446 Hijri.
The meeting will be held at the Islamic Foundation (IF) Conference Room at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 7:15 pm today, an IF press release said on Friday (July 5).
State Minister for Religious Affairs and National Moon Sighting Committee President M Faridul Huq Khan will chair the meeting, according to the release.
If the moon of the Holy Muharram month is seen anywhere in the sky of the country, the concerned people have been requested to inform by dialing the telephone numbers – 02-223381725, 02-41050912, 02-41050916 and 02-41050917 or through the fax numbers – 02-223383397 and 02-9555951 or inform the concerned district administrators or upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs), the release added.
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