Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (RA), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed in the country on June 26, as the crescent moon for the month of muharram was sighted in the Bangladesh sky on Tuesday.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee held at the Islamic Foundation’s Baitul Mukarram office. The meeting was chaired by the Additional Religious Affairs Secretary, Md Fazlur Rahman, according to a press release.
Holy Ashura is observed on the 10th day of Muharram in the Hijri year. On this day in the Hijri year 61, Imam Hussain (RA), along with his family members and 72 followers, embraced martyrdom at the hands of the soldiers of Yazid in the desert of Karbala to uphold the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
