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BANGLA EPAPER 📍 Dhaka 📅 Sunday | 12 July 2026, 17 Poush 1376

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● 4.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Bay of Bengal off Andhra coast ● Heavy rain alert for six divisions as floods ● Water on railway track, stranded train released after five days ● Elevated expressway waterlogged, police urged citizens to avoid travel ● BNP to observe one-day nationwide mourning on Monday ● Disaster in Dhaka skies: Flight bound for Sylhet-Kolkata, over 50 delayed ● Primary scholarship results published; check in two ways

Moon-sighting meeting set for Monday to fix Eid date

Published : Sunday, 17 May, 2026 at 11:21 AM

Observer Online Report

The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet on Monday (May 18) at 6:45PM to determine the date of Eid-ul-Azha for 1447 Hijri.

The meeting will be held at the conference room of the Islamic Foundation at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.

State Minister for Religious Affairs Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad will chair the meeting.

Authorities have requested the public to report any sighting of the Shawwal moon from anywhere in the country.

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