KSA to lift age limit for Hajj pilgrims next year

Staff Reporter :
From next year, the age limit for Hajj pilgrims may be lifted that could pave the way for people above 65 years to go for the once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage.
The State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan disclosed it at a view exchange meeting with the newly elected committee of the Religious Reporters Forum (RRF) led by its President Ubaidullah Badol and general secretary Kamruzzaman Bablu
 held at secretariat in the capital on Tuesday. “We hope this year’s Hajj will be in full scale and we will get the full ratio of pilgrims as per quota,” the Minister told.
“Unofficial talks have been held with the Saudi government, and the issue of 65 years’ restriction may not exist next time,” he stressed.
Earlier, the Saudi government allowed people to perform Hajj who were fully vaccinated and aged below 65 years.
Last time, around 60,256 Bangladeshis performed Hajj, a once-in-a-lifetime duty for all Muslims physically and financially able to make the journey.
Md. Abdul Awal Hawlader, Additional Secretary, Md. Nayeb Ali Mondal, Joint Secretary of the ministry, Shah Alam Nur, Finance Secretary, Shamsul Islam and Rakiquibul Haque, members the Executive Committee of RRF, were also present at the event.