• Saudi government contacted
• Hajj registration ended January 18
Newly appointed Minister of Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan mentioned that the deadline for Hajj registration ended on January 18.
“We are in contact with the Saudi government, and if they grant permission, we will proceed. However, as of now, the deadline has passed,” he said this while talking to the journalists at the Awami League party office in Jamalpur on Tuesday.
He said: “After discussions with the Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB), we have given them notice that we will not extend the date any further.”
Regarding not completing the final registration, the minister said: “Every year the owners of Hajj agencies adopt this policy to secure lower house rents towards the end of the year. We have decided to put an end to this practice.”
The minister laid a wreath on the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the district party office in Bakultala, and then exchanged greetings with the party leaders and activists.
District Awami League President Advocate Muhammad Baki Billah and Minister of Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan gave speeches in the brief meeting at the party office.
Source: dhakar tribune
