Ramadan fasting begins Tuesday

The holy month of Ramadan will begin in Bangladesh on Tuesday.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon-Sighting Committee in the conference room of the Islamic Foundation (IF) at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Monday.
Religious Affairs Minister Md Faridul Haque Khan presided over the meeting.
According to the IF, Muslims will perform the first Taraweeh prayer on Monday night and they will have sehri in the early hours of Tuesday.
Muslims are meant to fast from dawn to dusk during the lunar month, a time of restraint and austerity.
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that the holy month of Ramadan will commence on Monday, after the Ramadan crescent moon was sighted in the Kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.