Hajj registration deadline extended to Mar 21

The deadline for Hajj registration under government and private management has been extended for further five days to March 21 as the quota is yet to be filled.

Md Matiul Islam, additional secretary of Hajj Wing of the Religious Affairs Ministry, said this to Jago News on Thursday.

Earlier, the ministry in the first phase extended the deadline to February 23, in the second stage to February 28, in the third stage to March 7, and in the fourth stage to March 16.

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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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