Staff Reporter:
The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet today to determine the date of the holy month of Jumada al-Thani (Jamadal Akhirah), the sixth month of the Hijri calendar, 1448.
“The meeting will be held at 5:45 pm at the conference room of the Islamic Foundation (IF) at Baitul Mukarram,” said a press release this afternoon.
Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain (Kaykobad) will chair the meeting.
People have been requested to inform the authorities concerned if the moon of Jumada al-Thani is sighted anywhere in Bangladesh.
Information regarding moon sighting can be provided by calling the Islamic Foundation at 02-41053294, 02-226640510 and 02-223383397.
People have also been requested to inform their respective deputy commissioners or upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) about the moon sighting.
