Staff Reporter
Adviser for Religious Affairs Maj Gen (Retd) Dr ASM Matiur Rahman inaugurated the Haji Camp in the city yesterday amid uncertainty of the non-ballottee hajjis residential arrangement in Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
The number of non-ballottee hajj passengers this year is 37,000 while ballottee is 5,583.
According to information available in the city last night, the residential arrangement for non-ballottee hajjis, who constitute over 75 per cent every year, has not yet been completed in Saudi Arabia due to negligence of some private hajj agencies. [Read more]