A total of 1,19,212 devotees have registered for Hajj pilgrimage this year so far.
Among them, 9,996 have registered under the government Hajj package while 1,09,216 under the private package.
According to the agreement signed with Saudi Arabia on January 9, a total of 1,27,198 people will be able to go to Hajj from Bangladesh this year.
Meanwhile, the government has extended the deadline for Hajj registration till April 11.
This year, the Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, is expected to be performed on June 28 (Zilhajj 9) subject to the appearance of the Moon in the sky.
