Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), will be observed in the country on 12 October as the Muharram moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky yesterday, reports UNB.
The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision at a meeting after reviewing reports on the sighting of moon of the month of Muharram received from different parts of the country. Joint secretary to the religious affairs ministry M Hafiz Uddin presided over the meeting held at the conference room of Islamic Foundation’s Baitul Mukarram office in the evening.
Chief information officer AKM Shamim Chowdhury and Islamic Foundation secretary Dr M Alfaz Hossain were, among others, present
at the meeting. On 10th of Muharram in the Hijri year of 61, Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) along with his family members and 72 followers embraced martyrdom in the hands of soldiers of Yazid at the desert of Karbala to uphold the teachings of the Prophet (SM).
The day is a public holiday.