A three-day hajj and umrah fair will begin at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital on August 14.
The Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) made the announcement at a press conference at Hotel Victory in the capital on Tuesday.
Speaking on the occasion, HAAB President Syed Golam Sarwar said the fair’s main objective is to provide accurate information and necessary services, free from dishonest individuals and middlemen.
Addressing the conference, HAAB Secretary General Farid Ahmed Majumder said visitors will be able to verify various hajj agencies’ packages and facilities, and directly book or contact agencies without middlemen’s influence.
He also said pilgrims will also get information about banks and other financial institutions’ support for hajj.
“In the past, there were huge irregularities and mismanagement in Hajj management, but now there has been a massive change due to the joint efforts of the present government and HAAB.”
“Discipline has been restored, reducing the sufferings of Hajj pilgrims to a great extent,” he said.
HAAB Senior Vice-President Shamim Sayeedi, Vice-President Hafez Nur Mohammad, Joint Secretary General Mohammad Jafar Uddin, Finance Secretary Abdul Hamid, Public Relations Secretary Hafez Jahid Alam, Cultural Secretary Mohammad Kauser Uddin, and members of the HAAB executive and zonal committees were also present.