The primary registration for the 2025-Hajj will begin from September 1 and continue till November 30 under government and private managements.

The deadline for the registration won’t be extended after the primary registration this year, said a media release sent from the Ministry of Religious Affairs on Sunday.

Any person who had registered previously can do the primary registration by depositing Tk 3 lakh.  The remaining amount of the Hajj package will have to be paid within the stipulated time, it said.

This year's Hajj package price will be announced considering the Saudi phase cost and the airfare. However, efforts will be made to reduce the general Hajj package price of 2025 from last year.

Tk 30, 000 has been set for the pre-registration under the government and private managements

In 2025, the quota of Hajj pilgrims for Bangladesh is 1, 27,198. If this quota is fulfilled, the pre-registration process will be automatically closed and the deadline for the registration won’t be extended.  

Those interested to perform Hajj through government channel will be able to do pre-registration and primary registration from all union digital centres, divisional and district offices of the Islamic Foundation, Baitul Mukarram Mosque and Hajj Office in Dhaka from the e-Hajj System (www.hajj.gov.bd) and e-Hajj BD mobile application.

People wishing to perform Hajj under the government management will have to deposit money in favor of Sonali Bank PLC, local office branch, Motijheel Dhaka's Sale Proceeds of Hajj Deposit account number 0002633000908.

Hajj pilgrims who are keen to perform hajj under private management will have to deposit the initial registration money in the designated bank account of the agency.

Pregnant women and people suffering from chronic diseases like cancer, advanced cardiac disease, liver cirrhosis, kidney disease, infectious tuberculosis, dementia etc. have been requested not to get registered for Hajj.