KSA urged not to impose limit on number of Hajj pilgrims

The government has urged the Saudi authorities not to ask Bangladesh to cut the number of the country's Hajj pilgrims by 20 percent this year.
Last year, 38,000 Bangladeshis could not perform Hajj, as Saudi Arabia urged Bangladesh, along with other countries, to cut the number of its pilgrims by 20 percent due to the expansion work of the Grand Mosque. The bar stays this year too.
Religious Affairs Minister Matiur Rahman discussed the issue with Saudi Hajj minister Bandar Hajjar in Jeddah on Sunday. He also requested Saudi Arabia to allow 1.3 lakh pilgrims this year, the ministry officials said yesterday.
Every year, a fixed number of pilgrims are allowed to perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh as well as other countries.