Online Desk: The religious affairs ministry on Wednesday announced today that the cost of each of the two packages has been reduced by Tk 11,725. In a circular, the ministry also announced that the deadline for hajj registration has been extended for the fifth time till March 27.
The Saudi government has reduced the cost of service for different countries by 413 Saudi Riyal (Tk 11,725), and so that the government has been able to reduce the cost, according to the circular.
The cost of hajj package under government hajj management has now been set at Tk 6.71 lakh, which was earlier Tk 6.83 lakh. The cost of the package under private management has been reduced to Tk 6.60 lakh from Tk 6.72 lakh.