The new moon has reportedly been sighted by officials in Bangladesh, meaning Ramadan starts on Tuesday.It has just been confirmed that Ramadan 2016 (or 1437 by the Islamic calendar) will start on Tuesday June 7 and that the Taraweeh prayers will be tonight.The Taraweeh prayers are an extra prayer performed throughout the month of Ramadan, throughout which a Muslim will recite the entire Holy Quran.Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it begins after the night that the crescent moon of the new month is first sighted.