Muslims in Bangladesh will start fasting on Sunday as the moon for their holy month of Ramadan has been sighted.
The National Moon Sighting Committee announced the date after a meeting chaired by Md Faridul Haque Khan, state minister for religious affairs and chairman of the committee, on Saturday evening.
The Muslims of Saudi Arabia started fasting on Saturday after the moon was sighted there on Friday.
Generally, Ramadan starts and Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha are celebrated in Bangladesh a day after those events in Saudi Arabia.
Muslims will offer Taraweeh prayers after Isha prayers on Saturday ahead of the first day of Ramadan.
No special instructions have been issued so far this year as the pandemic has ebbed
