The moon of Shawal has been sighted , Eid-ul-Fitr tomorrow

The moon of Shawal has been sighted on  Bangladesh , Eid-ul-Fitr tomorrow The moon of Shawal has been sighted on the sky of Banglad...

The moon of Shawal has been sighted on Bangladesh, Eid-ul-Fitr tomorrow

The moon of Shawal has been sighted on the sky of Bangladesh, bearing the news of the largest religious festival for Muslims - Eid-ul-Fitr - tomorrow.

This year, the month of Ramadan has ended in 29 days. The partial moon was sighted in various parts of the country this evening, reports Bangla daily Prothom Alo.

Tomorrow, the main Jamaat (congregation) of Eid will be held at National Eidgah. The first Jamaat will be held at 8:30am.

A total of five Eid congregations will be held at Baitul Mukarram national mosque -- at 7:00am, 8:00am, 9:00am, 10:00am and 10:45am, said a press release of Islamic Foundation.

A large number of people have left Dhaka for their homes outside the capital to celebrate Eid with their near and dear ones.

Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar and all television channels will air special programmes and many newspapers will publish supplements on the occasion. Special food will be served in hospitals, jails and orphanages.

The country's largest Eid congregation will be in Sholakia Eidgah Maidan in Kishoreganj district.

A total of 410 congregations of holy Eid-ul-Fitr would be held in the capital this year. Of those, 230 congregations will be held in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and 180 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas.