Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, will begin Thursday as the new moon was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh sky on Saturday.
The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision in a meeting at the Islamic Foundation office on Saturday evening after reviewing reports on moon sighting for the holy month of Ramadan.
BBN/ANS-28June14-8:00pm (BST)