The first Hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines will leave Dhaka for Jeddah with 419 Hajj passengers on Sunday.
State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan said this at the inaugural ceremony of Hajj activities of the year 1443 at Ashkona Hajj Office in the capital on Friday.
The state minister said that 56,585 people from Bangladesh have been able to perform Hajj this year.
Faridul Haque Khan said that no country in the world could participate in Hajj in the last two years due to the corona pandemic. As the situation has improved, a limited number of people are now able to perform Hajj this year.
He said that a large number of people from Bangladesh perform Hajj through the selected agencies under the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Private agencies also follow our instructions. The Hajj Agency HAAB plays an important role in this regard.
The state minister said, “We are conducting Hajj activities under the direct supervision of the prime minister and with utmost importance. The progress made by this programme in the last 13 years has been appreciated at home and abroad. According to the Hajj Management Act 2021, we are conducting Hajj activities this year.”
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Bangladesh Isa bin Yusuf Al Duhailan, Hajj officials and about 200 Hajj pilgrims were present at the ceremony.
