Islami month of fasting to begin tomorrow if moon sighted today

A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held today to ascertain the commencement of the holy month of Ramadan.

Religious Affairs Minister Motiur Rahman will preside over the meeting at the Islamic Foundation's Baitul Mukarram office at 7:30pm, said a PID handout yesterday.

People have been requested to inform the committee through the following phone and fax numbers if they see the Ramadan moon of 1436 Hijri anywhere in Bangladesh sky.

The phone numbers are 9559493, 9559643, 9555947, 9556407 and 9558337 while the fax is 9563397.