Holy Ashura on Aug 20
GBNews24 Desk//
Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), will be observed in the country on August 20 .
The Muharram month of the Hijri new year 1443 will begin on Wednesday as the crescent moon for the month was not sighted today in the sky of the country.
The decision was taken at the meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee held a meeting at Islamic Foundation conference room of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka on Monday evening, said a press release.
Holy Ashura is observed on 10th of Muharram in the Hijri year commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh).
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