Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on July 10

The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on July 10 (Sunday) with due solemnity and religious fervor.

The decision was made at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee after reviewing information about the sighting of the Zilhaj moon, Abdul Awal Hawlder, additional secretary to the Religious Affairs Ministry, said on Thursday.

The meeting was held at the office of the Islamic Foundation at Baitul Mukarram in the evening with Awal Hawlader in the chair.

He said the moon of the holy month of Zilhaj was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh Thursday.