Hijri calendar
As the moon is sighted in Bangladesh. Every day shows its Hijri, English and Bangla date.
Muharram 1438 AH
2 October 2016 – 31 October 2016
17 Ashwin 1423 – 15 Kartik 1423 Bangla year
Estimated. The dates are fixed once the National Moon Sighting Committee announces.
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Sunday,
1
Hijri New Year
2 Oct
17 Ashwin
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Monday,
2
3 Oct
18 Ashwin
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Tuesday,
3
4 Oct
19 Ashwin
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Wednesday,
4
5 Oct
20 Ashwin
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Thursday,
5
6 Oct
21 Ashwin
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Friday,
6
7 Oct
22 Ashwin
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Saturday,
7
8 Oct
23 Ashwin
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Sunday,
8
9 Oct
24 Ashwin
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Monday,
9
10 Oct
25 Ashwin
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Tuesday,
10
Ashura
11 Oct
26 Ashwin
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Wednesday,
11
12 Oct
27 Ashwin
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Thursday,
12
13 Oct
28 Ashwin
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Friday,
13
The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)
14 Oct
29 Ashwin
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Saturday,
14
The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)
15 Oct
30 Ashwin
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Sunday,
15
The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)
16 Oct
31 Ashwin
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Monday,
16
17 Oct
1 Kartik
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Tuesday,
17
18 Oct
2 Kartik
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Wednesday,
18
19 Oct
3 Kartik
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Thursday,
19
20 Oct
4 Kartik
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Friday,
20
21 Oct
5 Kartik
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Saturday,
21
22 Oct
6 Kartik
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Sunday,
22
23 Oct
7 Kartik
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Monday,
23
24 Oct
8 Kartik
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Tuesday,
24
25 Oct
9 Kartik
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Wednesday,
25
26 Oct
10 Kartik
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Thursday,
26
27 Oct
11 Kartik
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Friday,
27
28 Oct
12 Kartik
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Saturday,
28
29 Oct
13 Kartik
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Sunday,
29
30 Oct
14 Kartik
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Monday,
30
31 Oct
15 Kartik
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1
Sunday, 2 Oct
17 Ashwin
Hijri New Year
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2
Monday, 3 Oct
18 Ashwin
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3
Tuesday, 4 Oct
19 Ashwin
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4
Wednesday, 5 Oct
20 Ashwin
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5
Thursday, 6 Oct
21 Ashwin
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6
Friday, 7 Oct
22 Ashwin
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7
Saturday, 8 Oct
23 Ashwin
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8
Sunday, 9 Oct
24 Ashwin
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9
Monday, 10 Oct
25 Ashwin
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10
Tuesday, 11 Oct
26 Ashwin
Ashura
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11
Wednesday, 12 Oct
27 Ashwin
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12
Thursday, 13 Oct
28 Ashwin
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13
Friday, 14 Oct
29 Ashwin
The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)
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14
Saturday, 15 Oct
30 Ashwin
The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)
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15
Sunday, 16 Oct
31 Ashwin
The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)
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16
Monday, 17 Oct
1 Kartik
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17
Tuesday, 18 Oct
2 Kartik
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18
Wednesday, 19 Oct
3 Kartik
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19
Thursday, 20 Oct
4 Kartik
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20
Friday, 21 Oct
5 Kartik
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21
Saturday, 22 Oct
6 Kartik
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22
Sunday, 23 Oct
7 Kartik
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23
Monday, 24 Oct
8 Kartik
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24
Tuesday, 25 Oct
9 Kartik
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25
Wednesday, 26 Oct
10 Kartik
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26
Thursday, 27 Oct
11 Kartik
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27
Friday, 28 Oct
12 Kartik
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28
Saturday, 29 Oct
13 Kartik
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29
Sunday, 30 Oct
14 Kartik
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30
Monday, 31 Oct
15 Kartik
Special days this month
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Hijri New Year
1 Muharram
Sunday, 2 October
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Ashura
10 Muharram
Tuesday, 11 October
Fasting the 9th and 10th, or the 10th and 11th, is sunnah.
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The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)
13–15 Muharram
Friday, 14 October – Sunday, 16 October
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".