Print Date: November 2, 2026 ||
Publish Date: September 12, 2026
National Moon Sighting Committee to meet Saturday to determine Rabi al-Thani date
Faisal Ahmed Sweet, Reporter ||
The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet on
Saturday evening to determine the date for the beginning of Rabi al-Thani, the fourth month of the Islamic
calendar, for Hijri year 1448. The meeting will be held at
6:45pm after Maghrib prayers at the meeting room of the Islamic Foundation at
Baitul Mukarram. Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaykobad
will chair the meeting.The Islamic Foundation announced the meeting in a
press release issued by its public relations division on Friday. According to
the release, the committee will review reports of the sighting of the Rabi
al-Thani crescent and make a decision on the beginning of the month. If the
crescent is sighted in Bangladesh on Saturday, September 12, Rabi al-Awwal will
complete 29 days and Rabi al-Thani will begin on Sunday, September 13.
If the moon is not sighted on Saturday, Rabi
al-Awwal will complete 30 days on Sunday, and Rabi al-Thani will begin on
Monday, September 14. The committee's decision will determine the official
start date of Rabi al-Thani in Bangladesh.
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