Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated on 10 July in Bangladesh.
The National Moon Sighting Committee announced the date as the moon of Zilhajj month was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh today.
The committee came up with the decision on Thursday evening at a meeting held in the capital's Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.
On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court announced that Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on 9 July.
According to the statement of the court, the sighting of the crescent moon of the month of Dhul Hijjah has been confirmed at the Tamir Observatory, near Riyadh, on Wednesday evening. Accordingly, Thursday, June 30, will be the first day of the month of Dhul Hijjah.
