The month of Ramadan is a special time for the Muslim where fasting and feasting are integral to religious life, social interaction and communal celebration. Understanding the spiritual significance of this month to the Muslim as well as the practical aspects can put the physician in a much stronger position to gain patient trust and facilitate communication.

The Dhaka South City Corporation will closely monitor the price situation at different markets in the capital from today in order to contain the price hike of the essentials into a tolerable limit on the occasion of the holy Ramadan.

The Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country today as the new crescent moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky yesterday.