Dhaka: The government on Tuesday announced the Hajj packages for 2027, setting the cost of the maximum Hajj package at Tk 6,15,263 and the minimum package at Tk 5,05,648. The two Hajj packages were fixed for pilgrims traveling under the government arrangement, said Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain at a press briefing held at the Secretariat.

According to United News of Bangladesh, pilgrims under the first Hajj package will be accommodated within 1,000 to 1,400 meters of Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and in the Markazia area of Madinah. They will stay in Zone-2 tents in Mina, while services and meals in Mina and Arafat will be provided under Service Package-3 through authorized Moallems. The expected stay in Saudi Arabia will be between 35 and 40 days, with options to upgrade rooms or choose a shorter-duration package by paying additional charges, said the minister.

Pilgrims under the second package will stay within two to three kilometers of Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and within 800 meters
of Masjid an-Nabawi outside the Markazia area in Madinah. Accommodation in Mina will be arranged in Zone-5 tents. Shuttle bus services (Salawat buses) will be provided in line with Saudi regulations if hotels are located more than two kilometers from the Grand Mosque, said the minister.

Besides, for pilgrims intending to travel under private Hajj agencies, the cost of the standard package has been set at Tk 5,13,648, said the minister. Under the private package, accommodation must be arranged within three kilometers of Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and within one kilometer of Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah. A maximum of six pilgrims will be allowed in each room, and pilgrims will stay in Zone-5 tents in Mina, while services and meals in Mina and Arafat will be provided under Service Package-3. Salawat bus services will be mandatory if hotels are located more than two kilometers from the Grand Mosque.

The minister stated that the government’s election manifesto pledged to ensure an affordable, accessible, humane, a
nd expatriate-friendly Hajj management system. As part of that commitment, he said, the airfare for Hajj flights has been reduced by Tk 24,830 from the previous year’s to Tk 1,30,000. He noted that Hajj airfare stood at nearly Tk 2,00,000 in 2023 during Sheikh Hasina’s government and was reduced to Tk 1,67,820 in 2025 under the interim government and has now been further lowered to Tk 1,30,000 for the 2027 Hajj.