Staff Reporter :
Pilgrims, who will perform Hajj this year in private packages, will bear minimum Tk 3,19,355 only.
Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) officials on Thursday said it in a press briefing in the capital city.
HAAB President Ibrahim Bahar said, “There are two packages approved in the Cabinet meeting on January 30. Under Package-1, the amount will be Tk 3,81,508 only.”
He said that Tk 10,750 more would be required for the sacrificial cattle for every pilgrim.
Sources said, the costs increased under Package-1 by Tk 21,480 and Tk 14,452 under
Package-2 compared with that of last year.
Total 1,27,198 pilgrims will go to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year. It is 20 percent more than last year.
Of them, 10 thousand will go under government offered package and the rest 1,17,198 under private offered package.
HAAB said, the pre-hajj registration will begin from February 19 and the fees are to be deposited by March 30.
Sources said, according to Arabic month, the Hajj may be performed on September 1 this year. It will depend on the sighting of the new moon.
Pilgrims, who will perform Hajj this year in private packages, will bear minimum Tk 3,19,355 only.
Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) officials on Thursday said it in a press briefing in the capital city.
HAAB President Ibrahim Bahar said, “There are two packages approved in the Cabinet meeting on January 30. Under Package-1, the amount will be Tk 3,81,508 only.”
He said that Tk 10,750 more would be required for the sacrificial cattle for every pilgrim.
Sources said, the costs increased under Package-1 by Tk 21,480 and Tk 14,452 under
Package-2 compared with that of last year.
Total 1,27,198 pilgrims will go to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year. It is 20 percent more than last year.
Of them, 10 thousand will go under government offered package and the rest 1,17,198 under private offered package.
HAAB said, the pre-hajj registration will begin from February 19 and the fees are to be deposited by March 30.
Sources said, according to Arabic month, the Hajj may be performed on September 1 this year. It will depend on the sighting of the new moon.
