• Moumi Mousumi
• 30 Jan, 2025

The Islamic Foundation has declared that the moon for the Holy Shaban month of the year 1446 in the Hijri calendar was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh today. Therefore the month of Rajab will complete 30 days on 31st January (tomorrow Friday) and from 1st February (Saturday), the Holy Shaban month will begin.

As a result, the sacred night of Shab-E-Barat will be observed on the night of 14th February (Friday).

Context

The meeting which was chaired by Dr A.F.M Khalid Hossain Advisor to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, reviewed reports regarding the sighting of the moon for the Holy Shaban month. The data came from district administrations, the Islamic Foundation’s central office, divisional and district offices, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department and the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Institute.

Key Attendees at the Meeting

- Dr. A. F. M. Khalid Hossain: Advisor, Ministry of Religious Affairs.

- A. Salam Khan: Director General, Islamic Foundation.

- Md. Nizamul Kabir: Chief Information Officer, Information Directorate.

- Md. Fakhrul Islam: Administrator, Bangladesh Waqf Administration.

- Md. Saiful Islam: Additional Secretary, Ministry of Religious Affairs.

- Md. A. Awal Howlader: Additional Secretary, Ministry of Religious Affairs.

- Mohammad Khorshed Alam Khan: Joint Secretary, Cabinet Division,

- Md. Ibrahim Bhuiyan: Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

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- Dr. Muhammad Shahidul Islam: Chief Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Institute.

- Md. A. Rahman Khan: Deputy Director, Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

- Md. Ruhul Amin: Deputy Director, Bangladesh Television.

- Muhammad Mizanur Rahman: Senior Imam, Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.

- Md. Ashraful Kabir: Principal, Government Madrasa-e-Alia.

- Mohammad Neyamatullah: Khatib, Lalbagh Shahi Jam-e-Masjid.

- Mufti Sheikh Naeem Rezwan: Khatib, Chakbazar Shahi Jam-e-Masjid.