Bangladesh’s Hajj management to be smarter: State Minister

State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan on Wednesday said Bangladesh’s  Hajj management will be one of the smartest  systems in the world in the future.

The government has introduced information technology in Hajj management as part of building a developed and prosperous smart Bangladesh as per the Vision-2021 and 2041 announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, he said. 

“Hajj management has been digitized. We are adding new features to the portal related to hajj,” he said while inaugurating Hajj Training 2024 at the conference room of Dhaka Hajj Office as the chief guest.

Md Faridul Haque Khan said, the aim of today’s training program is helping people to perform hajj properly and skilled trainers have been selected.”

Many people in the country prefer to perform Hajj at the end of life, making it difficult for those without physical ability to follow the formalities, he said.

Additional Secretary of Hajj Division Md Matiul Islam, Joint Secretary Dr Md Manjurul Haque and Director of Dhaka Hajj Office Muhammad Kamruzzaman, among others, addressed the function with Religious Affairs Secretary Md Abdul Hamid Jamaddar in the chair.