Akij Resource launches South Asia Travel and Hajj Service

Akij Resource has launched a new business unit, named "South Asia Travel and Hajj Service", to provide reliable, transparent and quality hajj and umrah services for pilgrims.

Sheikh Jasim Uddin, managing director of Akij Resource, inaugurated the new business unit as the chief guest at Nayapaltan in Dhaka recently, according to a press release.

Addressing the occasion, Jasim Uddin said organising hajj and umrah is a highly sensitive and sacred service sector, where quality of service, transparency and credibility are of utmost importance.

"We have decided to enter this sector after noticing a long-standing lack of quality and transparent services in the hajj and umrah industry. South Asia Travel and Hajj Service will reflect the trust and professionalism with which Akij Resource has been conducting its business," he said.

"We want those who are going to perform hajj and umrah to receive safe, orderly and uninterrupted services," he added.

The service will offer group and customised hajj and umrah packages, visa processing, air ticketing, hotel bookings in Mecca and Madinah, local transport, guide assistance, real-time customer support, and training sessions for pilgrims.

Abu Ammar Abdulla, head of business of South Asia Travel and Hajj Service; Mohammad Towfique Hasan, chief business development officer of Akij Resource; Mohammed Afsar Uddin, chief people officer; and Sohanur Rahman Sohan, deputy chief operating officer, along with senior officials from various business units of Akij Resource, were also present.