Hajj performing cost has increased by Tk59,000

The cost of performing the Hajj has increased by Tk59,000, according to State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan.

Package-1 of Hajj travels will be Tk586,340 and Package-2 will be Tk521,150.

The state minister also informed that to take part in Hajj this year the pilgrims have to pay the money within 30 May, reports Somoy News.

Flights carrying Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj will begin from 5 June.

This year, a total of 57,856 pilgrims will be able to perform Hajj from Bangladesh.

Earlier, Saudi Arabia raised the number of Hajj pilgrims from inside and outside the kingdom to one million in 2022, authorities announced in a statement on 9 April.

Hajj is open to those who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and are under the age of 65, added the statement.

Pilgrims travelling from abroad will also need to have a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before their departure to Saudi Arabia.