Section of Hajj agency owners demand Hajj expenses to be kept under Tk5 lakh

A section of Hajj agency owners has demanded that the cost of performing Hajj be kept within Tk5 lakh and that each agency be allocated a minimum quota of 100 pilgrims. 

During a press conference held today (11 September) at the Sagar-Runi Auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unity they called for allowing open competition among all third-party carriers to reduce airfare for pilgrims, 

At the event, under the banner of the “Anti-Discrimination Hajj Agency Owners”, 14 demands were presented, including the dissolution of the “Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh” (HAAB) committee. 

Allegations of corruption and irregularities were also raised against the HAAB president.

Mohammad Ali, the owner of SR Trade Tours and Travels said, “Hajj management process should be simplified and the 1,000 agencies should be reduced to just 56.”