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Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh signed the bilateral Haj agreement.

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The agreement related to the arrangements for pilgrims from the south Asian country was signed by Minister of Haj and Umrah Mohammed Saleh Benten and Bangladesh's Minister of Religious Affairs Motiur Rahman at the Haj Ministry's office in Makkah.

The Bangladeshi delegation commended the Haj arrangements and praised the services offered by the Kingdom to pilgrims, said a statement issued by the Haj Ministry.

A total of 127,198 pilgrims from Bangladesh will perform Haj this year, said Mohammed Maqsud Rahman, Haj consul at the Bangladeshi Consulate General in Jeddah.

He said there would no change in the country's pilgrimage quota, which will continue to be same as last year.

Unlike other countries, the vast majority of pilgrims from Bangladesh come for Haj through private tour operators.

Only about 10,000 pilgrims are expected to perform Haj through the government mission while private tour groups will make the arrangements for the rest of the pilgrims.

Bangladesh is trying to introduce e-immigration with the coordination of the Saudi authorities for its pilgrims, reports, Saudi Gazette.
Under the facility, the pilgrims can get pre-clearance at the embarkation points in the country — Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong and Osmani International Airport in Sylhet.

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