Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has announced three packages for performing hajj under private management this year fixing Tk 5.10 lakh as minimum cost. HAAB Secretary General Farid Ahmed Majumder announced the packages at a programme in the city on Tuesday.

Under the packages, the maximum cost for each pilgrim will be at Tk 7.50 lakh, the general package cost will be Tk 5.50 lakh.

Although food expenses are excluded from government-managed Hajj packages they are included in the private packages offering enhanced services, he said.

He said the package costs have been calculated based on an exchange rate of 32.85 per Saudi Riyal and any future adjustments to the exchange rate will be reflected in the fina...