Moon Sighting Committee to Meet This Evening

The National Moon Sighting Committee will sit in a meeting on Sunday (May 1) evening to see the moon of Shawwal month. The date of Eid-ul-Fitr will be known after this meeting.

The meeting will be held in the conference room of Islamic Foundation at Baitul Mukarram after Maghrib prayers. It will be chaired by the President of the National Moon Sighting Committee and the Minister of State for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haq Khan.

The Islamic Foundation has informed about this meeting of the Moon Sighting Committee.

According to the Islamic Foundation, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on May 2 (Monday) if the moon of Shawwal is seen in the sky of the country on Sunday. And if the moon is not seen on Sunday, then 30 days of the month of Ramadan will be completed on Monday. In that case Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on May 3 (Tuesday).

If the moon of Shawwal month is seen anywhere in the country, call 02-223381725, 02-41050912, 02-41050916 and 02-41050917 and fax to the concerned district administration 02-223383397 or 02-9555951 to the district administration officer or UNO, the Islamic Foundation has requested.

Meanwhile, the holy Shawwal moon was not seen in the sky of Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Therefore, the holy Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Monday in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and other countries in the Middle East.