This time the advisory council proposed to reduce the cost of Hajj

The Advisory Council of the Interim Government has proposed to reduce the cost of the upcoming Hajj. For that, instructions have been given to the concerned ministry. They will announce a Hajj package at the logical stage. The government believes that it is possible to reduce the price of the upcoming Hajj package compared to last year.

The decision was taken at the Advisory Council meeting held at Rashtriya Guest House Yamuna on Thursday (August 29). Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, gave this information at the end of the meeting.

The adviser said, our Hajj is a big deal for Muslims. But we see a syndicate in holy works like Hajj. They manipulate and increase the price of Hajj packages. The relevant ministry has started working to reduce the cost of Hajj to a reasonable level. How much can be, how much can be reduced is discussed. There has been initial discussion on the fact that the current package is too high and it is possible to reduce it.

Last year, the then government announced two packages for public and private management. The minimum package for Haj under government management was Tk 5 lakh 79 thousand. And privately, the lowest package was about five lakh 90 thousand taka.

Hajj package has not been announced yet this year. Pre-registration is going on now. The final registration will start from September 1 and will continue till November 30. No further extension will be granted after the initial registration period.

This information was informed in a press release of the Ministry of Religion on August 26. One lakh 27 thousand 198 Bangladeshis will be able to perform the holy Hajj this year. The Saudi government has already announced this quota for Bangladesh.