Umrah process resumes for vaccinated Bangladeshis
Muslims, keeping a safe social distance, pray as they perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque after Saudi authorities ease the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, November 1, 2020. Photo: Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters
The process of performing Umrah in Makkah, Saudi Arabia resumed today for the Bangladeshi pilgrims who have received both doses of coronavirus vaccine.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has received a letter from the Saudi Arabian government to this end.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Bangladeshi Muslim pilgrims can perform Umrah through any agency approved by the Ministry of Religious Affairs following the conditions imposed by the Saudi government, a ministry press release said.
The list of approved Umrah agencies has been published on the Hajj website of the ministry (www.hajj.gov.bd), the release added.
Umrah pilgrims must take two doses of coronavirus vaccine and they should be 18 years old or above, according to the Saudi government's conditions.
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