Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) today (November 14) announced a package for performing hajj under private management next year fixing minimum cost at Tk5,89,800.

M Shahadat Hossain, president of HAAB, announced the package at a program in the capital.

The cost for performing hajj under private management has decreased by Tk82,818 as pilgrims spent Tk6,72,618 as minimum cost in the current year.

Hajj-2024 will be held on 9th day of Zilhaj (June 16) depending on moon sighting.

A total of 1,27,198 pilgrims can perform hajj next year and of them, 10,198 can perform hajj under government management while the rest under private management.

The government on November 2 announced the hajj packages for 2024, reducing the cost by Tk92,450.

Intending pilgrims have to pay Tk5,78,840 under general package, and Tk9,36,320 under special package.

Earlier, “HAAB authority has sent a letter to the prime minister seeking her intervention to reduce the plane fare and we hope that the prime minister will take steps in this regard. If the plane fare is reduced then the hajj package cost will be reduced in line with that,” said Shahadat Hossain.

BDST: 1717 HRS, NOV 14, 2023
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