Ashura on Dec 17
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
The holy Ashura will be observed across the country on December 17 (Friday), as the moon of Muharram month was not sighted Monday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at Islamic Foundation conference room with Religious Affairs Secretary and Committee Vice-Chairman Kazi Habibul Awal in the chair. Joint Secretary Kamaluddin Ahmed, Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Prof Maulana M Saleh Uddin, Secretary of Islamic Foundation Md Rezaul Karim, among others, were present at the meeting, said a press release. Ashura is observed on the 10th Muharram 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. — UNB