2024-07-08 06:40:06
The moon of the holy month of Muharram of 1446 Hijri was not seen anywhere in the sky today. As a result, the holy month of Zilhaj will complete 30 days on Sunday (July 7) and the holy month of Muharram will be counted from July 8 (Monday). As a result, the holy Ashura will be celebrated on Wednesday, July 17.
This decision was taken at the meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at the Islamic Foundation Baitul Mukarram meeting room on Saturday (July 6) evening. The meeting was presided over by the Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs. A. Awal Hawladar.
In the meeting, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Kausar Ahmed, Wakf Administrator of Bangladesh Wakf Administration. Golam Kabir, Cabinet Division Deputy Secretary Gazi Tariq Salmon, Senior Deputy Chief Information Officer Munsi Jalal Uddin, Chief Scientific Officer of Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Institute Dr. Muhammad Shahidul Islam, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka District. Aminur Rahman, Director of Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Azizur Rahman, Director of Bangladesh Television. Ruhul Amin, Senior Pesh Imam of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Muhammad Mizanur Rahman, Principal of Government Madrasa-e-Aliya Muhammad Abdur Rasheed, Assistant Khatib Hafez Maulana Mufti Adnan Muhammad of Lalbagh Shahi Jame Masjid, Khatib Mufti Sheikh Naeem Rezwan of Chawkbazar Shahi Jame Masjid and others were present.
The meeting reviewed the information received from all district administrations, Islamic Foundation Head Office, Divisional and District Offices, Bangladesh Meteorological Department and Space Research and Remote Sensing Institute regarding the moon sighting of the holy month of Muharram in the year 1446 Hijri, today 29 Zilhaj 1445 Hijri, Saturday. In the evening, there was no news of the sighting of the moon of the holy month of Muharram anywhere in the sky of Bangladesh.