Bangladesh Secures 83,500 Hajj Quota for 2027 Following Deal with Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh has signed a bilateral Hajj agreement with Saudi Arabia for 2027, securing a total quota of 83,500 pilgrims from the country.

The agreement was signed in Jeddah at 7:00 p.m. local time on the previous day.

Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad signed the agreement on behalf of Bangladesh, while Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah signed on behalf of Saudi Arabia.

During the signing ceremony, the Bangladeshi minister held detailed discussions with his Saudi counterpart on progress in the country's overall Hajj management.

Following the agreement, the religious affairs minister said Saudi Arabia had immediately increased Bangladesh's Hajj quota by an additional 5,000 pilgrims in response to a special request from the Bangladesh government. As a result, the total allocation for 2027 has reached 83,500.

In the previous year, a total of 78,500 Bangladeshis performed Hajj under government and private management arrangements.

The minister also said that limitations in the accommodation capacity of tents in Mina, Saudi Arabia, were discussed during the bilateral meeting.

Despite these constraints, the Saudi Hajj and Umrah minister assured Bangladesh that if any other country fails to send pilgrims within its allocated quota or relinquishes its allocation, Saudi Arabia would give priority consideration to assigning the available quota to Bangladesh.

The Saudi minister made a clear commitment, telling his Bangladeshi counterpart: "We will do whatever is necessary for you."