Saudi Arabia has announced the Kingdom will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday as the Shawwal moon has been sighted on Thursday, Saudi Gazette reports.
According to the sighting committee in the Tumair observatory, the Shawwal crescent moon has been sighted, meaning Ramadan will only last 29 days this year.
Eid is celebrated based on the sighting of the moon.
In Bangladesh, the National Moon Sighting Committee is scheduled to meet on Friday evening to decide the date of Eid-ul-Fitr.