Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) will be observed on August 9, as the Muharram moon was sighted in the Bangladesh sky on Friday.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee held at the conference room of Islamic Foundation's Baitul Mukarram office with Additional Secretary of Ministry of Religious Affairs Md A Awal Howlader in the chair.
The Arabic month of Zilhajj will end on Saturday and the counting of Muharram will begin on Sunday, said a press release from the Islamic Foundation.
Holy Ashura is observed on the 10th of Muharram in the Hijri year commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM).
On this day in the Hijri year of 61, Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) along with his family members and 72 followers embraced the martyrdom at the hands of soldiers of Yazid in the desert of Karbala to uphold the teachings of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh).