Hajj pilgrimage airfare fixed at Tk 1.3 lakh
The airfare for the hajj pilgrims this year has been fixed at US $1,575 or around Tk 1.3 lakh each.
The government is also going to fix the lowest price of the total hajj package next week.
Civil aviation and tourism ministry approved the fare yesterday, said a circular issued by the ministry's Senior Assistant Secretary Md Abdur Rashid.
Based on the exchange rate of the US dollars during the issuance of ticket, the fare on Dhaka-Jeddah and Madina-Dhaka routes will be fixed in taka, according to the circular.
The airfare will be applicable for both Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Saudi Airlines, officials of the national carriers of Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia told The Daily Star.
Last year, airfare for a hajj pilgrim was around US $1,550, said Habibullah Bahar, immediate past president of Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh.
Sources at the religious affairs ministry said the cabinet may approve the lowest rate of this year's hajj package next week.
Last year's lowest price for the hajj package was fixed at Tk 3.21 lakh.
This year, a total of around 1.27 lakh Bangladeshis will get the opportunity to perform hajj. Of them, 7,198 are set to perform hajj under the government management and the rest under private management, the sources added.
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