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Hijri calendar

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

Dhul Hijjah 1438 AH

23 August 2017 – 20 September 2017

8 Bhadro 1424 – 5 Ashwin 1424 Bangla year

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

  1. 1

    Wednesday, 23 Aug

    8 Bhadro

  2. 2

    Thursday, 24 Aug

    9 Bhadro

  3. 3

    Friday, 25 Aug

    10 Bhadro

  4. 4

    Saturday, 26 Aug

    11 Bhadro

  5. 5

    Sunday, 27 Aug

    12 Bhadro

  6. 6

    Monday, 28 Aug

    13 Bhadro

  7. 7

    Tuesday, 29 Aug

    14 Bhadro

  8. 8

    Wednesday, 30 Aug

    15 Bhadro

  9. 9

    Thursday, 31 Aug

    16 Bhadro

    Day of Arafah

  10. 10

    Friday, 1 Sep

    17 Bhadro

    Eid ul-Adha

  11. 11

    Saturday, 2 Sep

    18 Bhadro

  12. 12

    Sunday, 3 Sep

    19 Bhadro

  13. 13

    Monday, 4 Sep

    20 Bhadro

    The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)

  14. 14

    Tuesday, 5 Sep

    21 Bhadro

    The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)

  15. 15

    Wednesday, 6 Sep

    22 Bhadro

    The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)

  16. 16

    Thursday, 7 Sep

    23 Bhadro

  17. 17

    Friday, 8 Sep

    24 Bhadro

  18. 18

    Saturday, 9 Sep

    25 Bhadro

  19. 19

    Sunday, 10 Sep

    26 Bhadro

  20. 20

    Monday, 11 Sep

    27 Bhadro

  21. 21

    Tuesday, 12 Sep

    28 Bhadro

  22. 22

    Wednesday, 13 Sep

    29 Bhadro

  23. 23

    Thursday, 14 Sep

    30 Bhadro

  24. 24

    Friday, 15 Sep

    31 Bhadro

  25. 25

    Saturday, 16 Sep

    1 Ashwin

  26. 26

    Sunday, 17 Sep

    2 Ashwin

  27. 27

    Monday, 18 Sep

    3 Ashwin

  28. 28

    Tuesday, 19 Sep

    4 Ashwin

  29. 29

    Wednesday, 20 Sep

    5 Ashwin

Special days this month

  • Day of Arafah

    9 Dhul Hijjah

    Thursday, 31 August

    Fasting this day is sunnah (not for pilgrims).

  • Eid ul-Adha

    10 Dhul Hijjah

    Friday, 1 September

  • The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)

    13–15 Dhul Hijjah

    Monday, 4 September – Wednesday, 6 September

    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".