Govt raises hajj costs by Tk 59000
The government has increased the Hajj costs by Tk 59,000 as the expense rose in Saudi Arabia.
State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan made the disclosure at his Secretariat office on Thursday.
Now each hajj pilgrim under package-1of the government management will have to pay Tk 5,86,340, which was previously at Tk 5,27,340.
The costs for package-2 under the government management is Tk 5,21,150, which previously was Tk 4,62,150.
And the same for the package under private management is Tk 5,22,744, which was Tk 4,63,744.
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