Fitra for this year has been fixed at minimum Tk 53 per head and maximum Tk 1,320.
The amount was fixed by Islamic Foundation at a meeting yesterday. Prof Maulana Mohammad Salahuddin, Khatib of Baitul Mukarram mosque chaired the meeting.
A pres release issued after the meeting said the Sadqatul Fitra was fixed taking into account the market prices of wheat, atta, dates and other items.
Fitra can be given in cash or kind.
Maulana Abdul Jabber, Dr AKM Yakub Hossain, poet Maulana Ruhul Amin Khan, Maulana Obaidur Rahman Khan Nadvi, Principal Mufti Mahfuzul Haq, Mohammad Ismail Mia, Maulana Habibul Matin Sarkar, Dr Mufti Abdullah Al Maruf and Mufti Muhibullahil Baqi Nadvi attended the meeting.
-With UNB/The Daily Star input