Friday, March 29, 2024

Hajj 2022: Airfare gets costlier

The airfare for Hajj was yesterday fixed at Tk 1.4 lakh this year, up 12,000 from 2019, when Bangladeshis were last allowed in Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage. “As you know, the price of jet fuel has doubled,” said M Mahbub Ali, state minister for civil aviation, which fixed the airfare following discussions with different