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Moon Sighting Committee to Meet Tomorrow for Ramadan

Staff Correspondent; Nation 2025-02-28, 4:55pm

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The National Moon Sighting Committee will convene tomorrow to review the moon sighting, which will determine the official start of the holy month of Ramadan.


The meeting will take place at the conference room of the Islamic Foundation's Baitul Mukarram office in Dhaka at 6:00 PM.

Dr. AFM Khalid Hossen, the Religious Affairs Adviser, will chair the meeting.

If the moon marking the beginning of Ramadan is observed anywhere in Bangladesh, the public is urged to report their sightings immediately. Reports can be made via the following phone numbers: 02-223381725, 02-41050912, 02-41050916, and 02-41050917.

Alternatively, sightings can also be submitted via fax at 02-223383397 and 02-9555951.