City Desk :
The National Moon Sighting Committee will hold a meeting today to decide the date of Holy Ashura.
The body will fix the date after reviewing reports on the sighting of moon of the month of Muharram of 1443 Hizri received from different parts of the country.
The meeting will be held at the conference room of Islamic Foundation’s Baitul Mukarram office in the capital at 7pm, said a press release on Sunday.
State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan will preside over the meeting.
People are requested to inform the committee over following telephone numbers – 02-223381725, 02-41050912, 02-41050916.
and 02-9563397- or Fax – 02-9555951 or their respective district commissioner or UNO if they see the moon in Bangladesh sky.
Holy Ashura is observed on 10th of Muharram in the Hijri year commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM).
