Dhaka, May 29 -- The crescent moon marking the start of the Islamic month of Zilhajj was sighted in Bangladesh on Tuesday evening, officially confirming Eid-ul-Adha celebrations will begin on Saturday, 7 June.
The announcement followed a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee held at 6:30 pm at the conference hall of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Chaired by Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain, the committee included religious scholars, astronomers, and officials from various government departments.
With this confirmation, the month of Zilhajj in the Hijri year 1446 has commenced, signalling the approach of one of the most sacred occasions in the Islamic calendar. Eid-ul-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, is observed ...