About 95 per cent commuters suffer while 98 per cent of the passengers is the victim of extra fare in public transport during Ramadan in Dhaka city.

The Dhammarajika Buddhist Monastery in the capital’s Bashabo Sabujbagh area distributes iftar and drinking-water to poor fasting Muslims.

The Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, will begin in the country from tomorrow as the new moon is sighted in Bangladesh sky.

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) fixes the prices of beef at Tk 525 and buffalo at Tk 480 for the holy Ramadan, which are Tk 75 and Tk 60 higher respectively than the last year’s prices.

Banking hours during Ramadan will be from 9:30am to 4:00pm, Bangladesh Bank has said.

Saudi Arabian will start fasting on the month of Ramadan from Monday as the country’s moon observers said the crescent of Ramadan was not sighted Saturday, the Arab News reports.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon the businessmen not to hike the prices of essentials during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.