Shawdesh Desk:

The government announced packages for this year’s Hajj pilgrimages on Wednesday.

As per the announcement, Tk 456,530 hajj package was proposed this year under private management, which is around Tk 94,730 more than that of 2020.

The government’s package-1 plan will cost Tk 527,340 while the package-2 will cost Tk 462,150.

State Minister for Religious Affairs Faridul Haque Khan announced the hajj packages after a meeting of the executive committee on hajj management at the Secretariat.

This year’s Hajj pilgrimages will begin on Jul 9, subject to the sighting of the moon, he said.

This year, 4,000 people will be able to make the trip through the government’s packages, while 53,585 will be able to make arrangements privately.