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Hijri calendar

As the moon is sighted in Bangladesh. Every day shows its Hijri, English and Bangla date.

Muharram 1421 AH

6 April 2000 – 4 May 2000

23 Choitro 1406 – 21 Boishakh 1407 Bangla year

Estimated. The dates are fixed once the National Moon Sighting Committee announces.

  1. 1

    Thursday, 6 Apr

    23 Choitro

    Hijri New Year

  2. 2

    Friday, 7 Apr

    24 Choitro

  3. 3

    Saturday, 8 Apr

    25 Choitro

  4. 4

    Sunday, 9 Apr

    26 Choitro

  5. 5

    Monday, 10 Apr

    27 Choitro

  6. 6

    Tuesday, 11 Apr

    28 Choitro

  7. 7

    Wednesday, 12 Apr

    29 Choitro

  8. 8

    Thursday, 13 Apr

    30 Choitro

  9. 9

    Friday, 14 Apr

    1 Boishakh

  10. 10

    Saturday, 15 Apr

    2 Boishakh

    Ashura

  11. 11

    Sunday, 16 Apr

    3 Boishakh

  12. 12

    Monday, 17 Apr

    4 Boishakh

  13. 13

    Tuesday, 18 Apr

    5 Boishakh

    The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)

  14. 14

    Wednesday, 19 Apr

    6 Boishakh

    The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)

  15. 15

    Thursday, 20 Apr

    7 Boishakh

    The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)

  16. 16

    Friday, 21 Apr

    8 Boishakh

  17. 17

    Saturday, 22 Apr

    9 Boishakh

  18. 18

    Sunday, 23 Apr

    10 Boishakh

  19. 19

    Monday, 24 Apr

    11 Boishakh

  20. 20

    Tuesday, 25 Apr

    12 Boishakh

  21. 21

    Wednesday, 26 Apr

    13 Boishakh

  22. 22

    Thursday, 27 Apr

    14 Boishakh

  23. 23

    Friday, 28 Apr

    15 Boishakh

  24. 24

    Saturday, 29 Apr

    16 Boishakh

  25. 25

    Sunday, 30 Apr

    17 Boishakh

  26. 26

    Monday, 1 May

    18 Boishakh

  27. 27

    Tuesday, 2 May

    19 Boishakh

  28. 28

    Wednesday, 3 May

    20 Boishakh

  29. 29

    Thursday, 4 May

    21 Boishakh

Special days this month

  • Hijri New Year

    1 Muharram

    Thursday, 6 April

  • Ashura

    10 Muharram

    Saturday, 15 April

    Fasting the 9th and 10th, or the 10th and 11th, is sunnah.

  • The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)

    13–15 Muharram

    Tuesday, 18 April – Thursday, 20 April

    Fasting the 13th, 14th and 15th of every Hijri month is sunnah.

How the dates are set

In Bangladesh every Hijri month begins as the National Moon Sighting Committee announces. The committee meets at the Islamic Foundation on the evening of the 29th. After the announcement we set the month's first day here. Months not announced yet are calculated and marked "Estimated".