Ramadan begins Monday

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)

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