Fitra fixed at minimum Tk 115, maximum Tk 2,640 per person

The authorities have raised this year's minimum amount of Fitra by 53 per cent to Tk 115 per person.

The maximum amount is Tk 2,640 per person this year, compared to Tk 2,310 last year.

The National Fitra Committee set the latest rates at a meeting in Dhaka on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com.

Fitra, also known as Zakat al-Fitr or Fitrana, is a form of compulsory charity that Muslims pay at the end of Ramadan. According to Islamic rules, Muslims must pay the Fitra by donating the poor a specific quantity of wheat, flour, dates, raisins, cheese or maize or the equivalent market price of them.

The Fitra rates were based on the prices of wheat, flour, barley, raisins, dates, and cheese across the country, the committee said.