RIYADH/DHAKA, July 22 (NNN-SPA/BSS) — Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court said the Day of Arafat will be on July 30 (Thursday) and July 31 (Friday) will be the first day of Eid-ul-Azha.
The announcement follows confirmation by a moon-sighting committee formed to determine the beginning of the last month of the Islamic calendar.
The decision was made after the committee received reports from regional courts and moon-sighting committees.
Meanwhile, Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated across Bangladesh on Aug 1 (Saturday), as the new moon of the Arabic month of Zilhaj was not sighted in Bangladesh sky Tuesday.
This was informed after a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at the Islamic Foundation’s Baitul Mukarram office after Maghrib prayers, a press release said.
The meeting was chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Nurul Islam. — NNN-AGENCIES
