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DHAKA, March 19, 2026 (BSS) - A meeting of the National Moon Sighting 
Committee will be held today to fix the date of Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest 
religious festival of the Muslims.

The meeting will be held at 6 pm at the conference room of the Bangladesh 
Islamic Foundation (BIF) at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.

Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain Kaikobad will preside 
over the meeting, said an official release.

The meeting will review the information on sighting of the moon of Shawwal 
Month. 

People have been requested to contact on phone number 02-41053294, 02-
226640510 and 02-223383397, if the moon of Holy Shawwal Month is sighted 
anywhere in the sky of Bangladesh. 

The Islamic Foundation also requested people to inform Deputy Commissioner or 
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of the concerned district or upazila over the 
above telephone numbers if they see the moon anywhere in the country.