The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet this evening to fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims.
The Islamic Foundation yesterday issued a press release, saying that the meeting will be held at its Baitul Mukarram office after the Maghrib prayers for reviewing information on the sighting of Shawwal moon.
State Minister for Religious Affairs Mohammad Faridul Haque Khan, president of the committee, will preside over the meeting, said the release.
People have been requested to inform the committee through the following phone and fax numbers if they see the moon anywhere in Bangladesh’s sky. The phone numbers are: 02-223381725, 02-41050912, 02-41050916, and 02-41050917 while the fax numbers are: 02-223383397 and 02-9555951. They also can report to the upazila nirbahi officers or the deputy commissioners concerned.
– With The Daily Star input
