The Shab-e-Barat will be observed in Bangladesh on the night of March 18 as the Shaban Moon was not sighted in the country on Thursday.
The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision in a meeting at Islamic Foundation at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital today.
State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan MP presided over the meeting.
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