Dhaka: Hajj pilgrims will have to pay Tk 360,000 each for performing holy hajj under government management this year while the amount is Tk 304,903 for performing hajj without any sacrificial animal.

The Cabinet on Monday fixed the amounts in its regular weekly meeting held at the Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, reports UNB.

Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam briefed reporters after the meeting.

He said the amounts were fixed while approving the draft of the National Hajj and Umrah Policy 2016, and Hajj Package 2016.