KSA rejects request for 25,000 more hajis
coordination lapse between agencies, ministry
reason for situation; Hajj flights start Aug 16
The Saudi government has rejected an appeal of the Bangladesh government to allow 25,000 additional Bangladeshis to perform Hajj this year.
However, they will continue their efforts to convince the Saudi authorities to reconsider the appeal, Religious Affairs Secretary Chowdhury M Babul Hasan told The Daily Star yesterday.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The Saudi authorities fixed a quota of 1,01,750 Bangladeshis to perform Hajj this year. Accordingly, the religious affairs ministry in Dhaka introduced an online registration system for them ended in February.
The problem of 25,000 pilgrims has arisen as the Hajj agencies failed to maintain coordination with the ministry to streamline the online database. However, the agencies and the aspiring pilgrims demonstrated in the capital to press home the demand.
Hajj flights to Saudi Arabia are scheduled to start on August 16 and continue until September 18.
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