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Hijri calendar

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

Muharram 1520 AH

24 April 2096 – 22 May 2096

11 Boishakh 1503 – 8 Joishtho 1503 Bangla year

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

  1. 1

    Tuesday, 24 Apr

    11 Boishakh

    Hijri New Year

  2. 2

    Wednesday, 25 Apr

    12 Boishakh

  3. 3

    Thursday, 26 Apr

    13 Boishakh

  4. 4

    Friday, 27 Apr

    14 Boishakh

  5. 5

    Saturday, 28 Apr

    15 Boishakh

  6. 6

    Sunday, 29 Apr

    16 Boishakh

  7. 7

    Monday, 30 Apr

    17 Boishakh

  8. 8

    Tuesday, 1 May

    18 Boishakh

  9. 9

    Wednesday, 2 May

    19 Boishakh

  10. 10

    Thursday, 3 May

    20 Boishakh

    Ashura

  11. 11

    Friday, 4 May

    21 Boishakh

  12. 12

    Saturday, 5 May

    22 Boishakh

  13. 13

    Sunday, 6 May

    23 Boishakh

    The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)

  14. 14

    Monday, 7 May

    24 Boishakh

    The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)

  15. 15

    Tuesday, 8 May

    25 Boishakh

    The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)

  16. 16

    Wednesday, 9 May

    26 Boishakh

  17. 17

    Thursday, 10 May

    27 Boishakh

  18. 18

    Friday, 11 May

    28 Boishakh

  19. 19

    Saturday, 12 May

    29 Boishakh

  20. 20

    Sunday, 13 May

    30 Boishakh

  21. 21

    Monday, 14 May

    31 Boishakh

  22. 22

    Tuesday, 15 May

    1 Joishtho

  23. 23

    Wednesday, 16 May

    2 Joishtho

  24. 24

    Thursday, 17 May

    3 Joishtho

  25. 25

    Friday, 18 May

    4 Joishtho

  26. 26

    Saturday, 19 May

    5 Joishtho

  27. 27

    Sunday, 20 May

    6 Joishtho

  28. 28

    Monday, 21 May

    7 Joishtho

  29. 29

    Tuesday, 22 May

    8 Joishtho

Special days this month

  • Hijri New Year

    1 Muharram

    Tuesday, 24 April

  • Ashura

    10 Muharram

    Thursday, 3 May

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

  • The white days (Ayyam al-Bid)

    13–15 Muharram

    Sunday, 6 May – Tuesday, 8 May

    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".