Dhaka: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has sent goodwill gifts for Hajj pilgrims. Dhaka Hajj Office director Lokman Hossain confirmed they have already received the gift items sent by the prime minister for the pilgrims.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, some of the gifts are being distributed among the pilgrims upon their arrival at the Hajj camp, while others will be handed over to them after they board their flights. The prime minister is set to inaugurate this year’s hajj flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport tonight.
The gift items include mineral water, backpacks, ihram soap, water containers, petroleum jelly, miswak, and Ajwa dates, as stated by Lokman. This year, a total of 78,500 pilgrims from Bangladesh will perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia.