Hajj registration deadline extended for 7 more days

The deadline for Hajj registration under government and private management has been extended for further seven days to March 7.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs issued a notice in this regard on Tuesday.

Earlier, the ministry in the first phase extended the deadline to February 23 and in the second stage to February 28.

However, the registration started on February 8.

This year Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, will be held on June 27 (Zilhajj 9) subject to the appearing Moon in the sky.

Now as many as 1,27,198 devotees from Bangladesh - around 15,000 under government management and 1,12,198 under private management - can perform Hajj as per the agreement with Saudi Arabia.

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