Crescent moon sighted, holy Ramadan begins tomorrow Star Digital Report Star Digital Report The holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims engage in self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country tomorrow as the new crescent moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky today. Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessing and benediction, will be observed on May 9. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision at a meeting held at the Islamic Foundation's Baitul Mukarram office with State Minister for Religious Affairs Faridul Haque Khan in the chair. After the meeting, the state minister announced the decision of the moon sighting committee through a press conference.