Hajj packages under govt-private management announced

This year's hajj packages under government and private management were announced Wednesday. State Minister for Religious Affairs Faridul Haque Khan announced the packages at a press briefing at the secretariat here.

In the packages, the hajj pilgrims will have to pay Taka 4, 62,150 for hajj package under government management while Tk 4, 56,530 under private management, a press release said.

Meanwhile, Shahdat Hossain Taslim, leader of Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB), said that detailed information regarding the private package will be announced on Thursday.