Yunus urges early preparations for next year’s Hajj management

Congratulating the Ministry of Religious Affairs and all concerned for completing this year's Hajj management smoothly, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday directed the ministry to start preparations now so that next year's Hajj management can also be completed smoothly.

"We must identify the minor errors detected this year and take appropriate steps to prevent them from happening in the future," the Chief Adviser said at a meeting with the representatives of the Ministry of Religious Affairs at the State Guest House Jamuna, expressing satisfaction with the fact that the roadmap for next year's Hajj has already been published.

Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain informed the Chief Adviser that the roadmap for next year's Hajj management has already been announced through a newspaper notification and the Hajj quota for Bangladeshis will be announced on July 10.

"There were no complaints about the Hajj management this year. Everyone appreciated it. The officials of the ministry worked hard, so congratulations and best wishes to everyone," Prof Yunus said.

Instructing that the example created this year of all registered pilgrims being able to perform Hajj should become a permanent policy of this ministry, he said, adding that training arrangements must be made for all pilgrims and those involved in Hajj management. "Training is very important so that everyone can perform Hajj without any problems."

Highlighting various aspects of this year's Hajj, Religious Affairs Secretary AKM Aftab Hossain Pramanik said that extensive preparations and plans have been made for Hajj 2026 under the supervision of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and in light of the directives of the Saudi government. Several steps have been taken for successful and orderly Hajj management.

The quota of Bangladesh for Hajj 2026 will be announced on July 10, 2025 and the final registration of Hajj pilgrims will be completed by October 21, 2025.

The signing of agreements with various service providers will be completed on December 1, 2025 and the approval of vendors and quotations will be completed on January 4, 2026. After that, the issuance of visas to Hajj pilgrims will start from March 20, 2026 and flight operations will start from April 18, 2026.

The test (service verification) of the holy Hajj will be completed on May 29, 2026.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs informed that this year 87,100 Bangladeshi pilgrims have got the opportunity to perform the holy Hajj.

Through the 'Labbayk' mobile app, pilgrims have easily received the necessary information, and 30,234 people have registered on the app.

The Chief Adviser instructed all concerned to take measures to ensure that those who wish to perform Hajj next year use the Labbaik app from now on and get answers to their various questions.

At the same time, he also asked to pay attention to ensuring that those wishing to perform the holy Umrah also get the necessary services from this app.