Govt extends hajj reg by 18 more days

Staff Reporter :
The government has again extended the hajj registration deadline by 18 more days in a bid to avoid last time hassle.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs issued a notice on Thursday extending the hajj registration period for 2024 till January 18.

According to the notice, those who want to perform Hajj, have to deposit Tk2.05 lakh for primary registration and the rest need to be deposited by 29 February for final registration.

The server for the registration will automatically be stopped once the registration quota is finished, it added.

If any aspiring devotee fails to perform hajj then the money deposited for registration purposes will not be returned.

As of today (December 28), a total of 25,478 people so far been completed registration process. Of them, 22,549 under government management and only 2,929 under private management completed the registration work.

Hajj-2024 will be held on 9th day of Zilhaj (16 June) depending on moon sighting. Like this year, a total of 1,27,198 devotees can perform hajj next year and of them, 10,198 can perform hajj under government management while the rest under private management.

The government on 2 November announced the Hajj packages for 2024, reducing the cost by Tk92,450. Aspiring pilgrims have to pay Tk5,78,840 under general package, and Tk9,36,320 under special package. The hajj registration process began on 15 November.