(29.63)Hajj pilgrims can pick up a thousand dollars extra
Annual expense package announcement
The Government has announced the package of total expenditure for this year (1439 Hijri year) Haj celebration in government and private management. A hajj pilgrim can take up to a thousand dollars in addition to all the expenses prescribed by the ministry. Hijri in 1435, which was $ 500. Bangladesh Bank has sent the notification to the banks yesterday.
According to the notification sent to Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of banks in the country, according to Hajj package from government and non-governmental management, the directors of the authorized dealers have been instructed to carry out the activities related to the issue of foreign currency against the deposit of local currency. The notification has been set for US $ 83 and Saudi Real 22 paise 35 paise. However, the exchange rate of foreign exchange will be based on contemporary market rates.
As always, there are two packages for the Haj pilgrimage in government management. According to Package-1, the cost of Hajj has been fixed at three lakh 97 thousand 929. According to package-2, the cost is three lakh 31 thousand 359 taka.
On the other hand, the cost of Hajj in private management has been estimated at Tk 688,777. According to the Agency package, Mina-Arafa will add additional service charge, home / hotel rental cost of Mecca-Medina, sacrifice cost, guide cost and consumption expenditure. For every Hajj pilgrimage, you will have to take 500 eleven equivalent to 11 thousand 175 rupees.
It has been said in the notification that both the government private sector will have to collect machine readable passport (MRP) at their own initiative. The period of which will be valid till February 20, 2019. This year, 7 thousand 198 people in government management and 1.20 lakh people in private management will be able to perform Hajj. The holy hajj will be celebrated on August 21 (depending on the moon sighting) this year.