Govt reduces general hajj package cost: Minister

Religious Affairs Minister Md Faridul Haque Khan on Saturday said the government has reduced this year's cost of the general hajj package compared to last year, despite the higher price of dollar.

Tk 1,04,178 has been reduced for the government hajj package while Tk 82,818 for the private hajj package, he said while inaugurating ‘Hajj pilgrims training 2024’ at Osmani Smriti Auditorium in Dhaka.

Faridul said the government is working so that the pilgrims can perform the hajj at a fair cost. The government is also working to ease the official work of pilgrims, and it (government) is determined to provide best service to them.

He said the training has been arranged so that the pilgrims can perform the hajj following proper religious rules. Skilled trainers have been selected for the training, he said.

Religious affairs secretary Md A Hamid Zamadder presided over the training programme while additional secretary (hajj) Md Matiul Islam, additional secretaries Md Nayeb Ali Mandal and Dr Md Manjurul Haque and Dhaka Hajj Office director Muhammad Kamruzzaman, among others, addressed it.