Nat'l moon sighting committee meets Friday

A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held at the Islamic Foundation (IF) conference room in Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Friday to determine the appearance on the moon of the holy month of Zilhajj of 1445 Hijri.

The meeting will be held at 7:15pm to fix the date of the holy Eid-ul-Azha with Religious Affairs Minister Md Faridul Haque Khan in the chair, said a press release issued Thursday.

If the moon of the holy month of Zilhajj also spelt as 'Dhul-Hijjah or Zu al-Hijja' of Hijri 1445 is sighted anywhere in the sky of Bangladesh, the people concerned have been requested to inform through the telephone numbers 02-223381725, 02-41050912, 02-41050916 and 02-41050917 and send a fax at 02-223383397 and 02-9555951. 

Or, they can contact the Deputy Commissioner of their respective districts or the concerned Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO).