Ramadan begins tomorrow

Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins tomorrow as the new moon was not sighted anywhere in the country yesterday.

Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessings and benediction, will be observed on the night of July 14.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee last evening after reviewing reports on moon sighting for the month of Ramadan, 1436 Hijri.

Religious Affairs Minister and Chairman of the committee Motiur Rahman presided over the meeting held at the Islamic Foundation's Baitul Mukarram office in the capital.

Religious Affairs Secretary Chowdhury M Babul Hasan, Director General of the Islamic Foundation Shamim Mohammad Afzal, among others, attended the meeting.