Many Hajj pilgrims still waiting in Ashkona Camp

Staff Reporter :
Many Hajj pilgrims passed yesterday (Wednesday) also at Ashkona Hajj Camp in the city with anxiety and uncertainty, said some of them.
The Hajj pilgrims reached the Hajj Camp after wrapping up all the preparations from their own sides to leave the country for Saudi Arabia for performing the holy Hajj, but they are still waiting for Hajj flight.
Many of the pilgrims were scheduled to leave the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after beginning of Hajj flight on Sunday, but they could not depart due to visa problem. They have been staying at Ashkona Hajj Camp since they came in Dhaka. The Hajj pilgrims went there wearing Ihram, the Hajj dress.
Many pilgrims, especially husbands and wives or their relatives have to fly separately due to the delay in getting visas. Some pilgrims at the Hajj Camp said that some of the pilgrims got visas, while their relatives did not get visas. As example, a woman got visas, but her husband or son did not get their visas. This is another problem from many Hajj pilgrims.
The Hajj pilgrims said, facing problem due to introduction of e-visa system. The Saudi authorities introduced the e-visa system for the first time for Bangladeshi pilgrims this year.
The Hajj officials, that they are trying to solve the problem as soon as early. After resolving the problem, the Hajj pilgrims will be sent to Saudi Arabia.
Hajj Officer Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal said, he hope that the problem will be solved soon. He also said that they had already sent a number of pilgrims after solving the problems. Problems of rest will also be solved, he added.