IslamA provisional calendar from Kazakhstan's Muslim religious administration and an astronomical forecast by Gulf News give the likely dates of Ramadan and both Eids in 2027. In Bangladesh the National Moon Sighting Committee decides.
IslamBy astronomical calculation, Ramadan 2027 may start on 8 February and Eid al-Fitr fall on 10 March, Gulf News reports, though the final dates depend on moon sighting.
FruitsOn 22 March 2026, the second day of Eid al-Fitr, watermelon in Dhaka markets fell to Tk 50-60 a kg from Tk 80-100 at the start of Ramadan, while imported fruit stayed dear, with pomegranate at Tk 500-530 a kg.
Keema polao, made in a few steps with everyday ingredients, is a fragrant dish suited to festivals or unexpected guests.
CookingDays before Eid ul-Fitr in March 2026, Jagonews24 published a home recipe for dudh semai: vermicelli lightly fried in ghee, simmered in a litre of milk boiled with sugar, cardamom and cinnamon, and finished with nuts and raisins.
The High Court has ordered that no cattle market may be held at Meradia in Dhaka's Banasree for the coming Eid-ul-Azha.
Local fruit prices in Dhaka have eased after Eid because of a shortage of buyers, although supply remains normal.
FruitsDespite cuts to supplementary duty and advance tax on fresh fruit imports for Ramadan, traders in Dhaka said on 26 March 2025 that imported fruit, led by apples and black grapes, had become dearer still.
Dhaka's two city corporations are preparing 16 temporary cattle markets for Eid-ul-Azha, eight each, and have invited tenders to lease them.
Watermelon prices in Mymensingh jumped at the end of Ramadan, with a four to five kg fruit selling for Tk 500.
Mango lachha semai, made with mango puree, is an easy Eid dessert whose taste lingers.
Broiler chicken prices rose again on the day before Eid, touching Tk 200 a kg in parts of Dhaka, up as much as 82 per cent during Ramadan.
