Bangladesh, March 19 -- The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the greatest religious festivals of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Saturday as the moon of Shawwal month of 1447 Hijri was not sighted in the sky of Bangladesh today.

"The moon of Holy Shawwal month of 1447 Hijri was not sighted in the sky of the country today. The holy Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Saturday," Religious Affairs Minister and National Moon Sighting Committee President Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain (Kaikobad) told reporters after the meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee. BSS report.

Earlier, a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee was held at the meeting room of Islamic Foundation at Baitul Mokarram National Mosque here this even...