The holy Ashura will be observed across the country on November 15
(Friday) as the moon of Muharram month was not sighted in Bangladesh sky
on Monday.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting
Committee held at the Baitul Mukarram Islamic Foundation conference room
on Monday evening.
Religious affairs secretary Quazi Habibul Awal, also vice-president of the committee, presided over the meeting.
Principal information officer Aminul Islam, Islamic Foundation director
general Shamim Mohammad Afzal, and joint secretaries to the ministries
of Information and Religious affairs M Bazlur Rahman and Hasan Jahangir
Alamgir respectively were, among others, present at the meeting.
Ashura is observed on the 10th of Muharram of Hijri calendar to
commemorate the Karbala tragedy in which Hazrat Imam Hossain (RA) along
with his family members and followers embraced martyrdom. The day is a
public holiday. (source)