Visa for Hajj pilgrimages
Problem resolved, claim officials
The complication in issuance of e-visa for hajj pilgrims has been resolved giving a sigh of relief to the hajj performers at the Ashkona hajj camp. The Saudi Embassy in Dhaka has started issuing visas for the hajj pilgrims normally since Monday night after the removal of technical faults, particularly in printing the photographs, said a hajj official. With this, the crisis of passengers of hajj flight has also ended, he said. Joint secretary of religious ministry Hasan Jahangir told reporters that the problem with issuance of visa has been resolved yesterday. The issuance of visa is going on without any interruption. All the preparation for 2,600 hajj pilgrims under the government supervision have already been completed, he claimed. He said the embassy has already issued around 40,000 visas. Problem was created in issuing visa against 1,045 passports. The passports have been sent to the embassy. Visa will be issued soon, he added.
Meanwhile, a tense situation was created at the hajj camp as the leaders of Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) and quota deprived agency owners stand face to face to protect their own interests.
