DHAKA, March 24, 2019 (BSS) – State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh
Mohammad Abdullah today said the government is trying to complete the pre-
arrival immigration process of the Hajj pilgrims in the country instead of
Saudi Arabia from this year.
“We are trying to complete the pre-arrival immigration process of
Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims in the country instead of Saudi Arabia to reduce
sufferings of the devotees during immigration process. We hope that we will
be able to implement the procedure from this year,” he said at a press
conference at his office in the Secretariat here.
“I went to Saudi Arabia responding to an invitation of the Saudi government
and discussed the matter with their two ministers,” Abdullah said.
A Saudi technical team came to Bangladesh on March 21 last and held a
meeting with the Religious Affairs Ministry in this regard, he said , adding
that an another delegation will arrive in Bangladesh on April 6 next for this
purpose.
Referring to the ongoing registration for Hajj that will continue till
March 28, the state minister said a total of 6,057 people so far have done
their registration for performing Hajj under the government management while
remaining 759 are yet to get registration.
About 75,052 people have done their registration for performing Hajj under
private management while 41,694 are yet to get registration under the
management, Abdullah added.