The Committee for Correct Lunar Month Implementation has called on the Bangladesh government to announce the beginning of the Islamic month of Shawwal 1447 Hijri based on Islamic Sharia and the Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s lunar data. At a press conference held on March 17, 2026, at the National Press Club, the committee alleged that the National Moon Sighting Committee ignores Quranic, Sunnah, and astronomical principles, causing millions of Muslims to fast on Eid day mistakenly.

Mufti Rafiqul Islam, the committee’s secretary general, stated that according to Quranic verses and astronomical calculations, the new moon of Shawwal will be born at 7:23 a.m. on March 19, 2026, marking the start of Shawwal from the evening of that day and Eid-ul-Fitr on March 20, 2026. He criticized the national committee for following solar calendar practices while neglecting lunar calculations.

The committee urged the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the Islamic Foundation, and the National Moon Sighting Committee to complete pending discussions and resolve the issue promptly to prevent religious errors during Eid observance.