Date of Eid to be determined Sunday evening

When the holy Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in Bangladesh will be known tomorrow evening.

The National Moon Sighting Committee of Bangladesh is set to sit for a meeting on Sunday (March 30) to observe the moon for the month of Shawwal in the Hijri calendar and determine the date for Eid-ul-Fitr.

The Islamic Foundation issued a press release in this regard on Saturday (March 29).

The meeting will be held at 6:30 pm in the conference room of Islamic Foundation at the national mosque Baitul Mukarram.

Religious Advisor Dr. A.F.M. Khalid Hossain will preside over the meeting.

If the moon for the month of Shawwal is seen in the sky of Bangladesh, the Islamic Foundation has requested to be informed by phone on 02-223381725, 02-41050912, 02-41050916 and 02-41050917 and by fax on 02-223383397 and 02-9555951.