Ramadan begins tomorrow in Bangladesh as crescent moon sighted
Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessing and benediction, will be observed on 27 March
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The holy month of Ramadan will begin in the country tomorrow (2 March) as the new crescent moon was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh today.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka this evening, reports UNB.
Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain chaired the meeting.
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Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessing and benediction, will be observed on 27 March.
Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic or Hijri calendar. It is also believed to be the month the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed.
Muslims are meant to fast from dawn to dusk during the lunar month, a time of restraint and austerity.
