The National Moon Sighting Committee has announced that the moon of Zilhajj month was not sighted in the sky of Bangladesh, so the Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in the country on August 1.

The decision came from a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee after reviewing information about the sighting of Jilhaj moon.

The meeting was held at the office of Islamic Foundation at Baitul Mukarram at 7:15pm with Religious Affairs Secretary Nurul Islam in the chair.

The moon of the holy month of Jilhaj was not sighted in the sky of Bangladesh today.

The committee came up with the decision on Tuesday evening at a meeting held in the capital’s Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.

On Monday, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced that the Day of Arafat will fall on Thursday, July 30, and the Eid Al-Adha will be celebrated on Friday, July 31.

Besides, July 22 will be the first of Dhu Al Hijja that marks the start of this year’s Hajj season, which will be limited to only 10,000 pilgrims from within the Kingdom due to the coronavirus pandemic.