FEPD Circular Letter No. 44/2013-27: Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Release for Performing Hajj under Private Management - 1434 Hijri Year

Bangladesh Bank
(Central Bank of Bangladesh)
Head Office
Motijheel, Dhaka-1000
Bangladesh.
Website: www.bb.org.bd
Foreign Exchange Policy Department
(Remittance Policy Section)
Circular Letter No. FEPD(Remittance)44/2013-27 Date: 21-12-1419 B.S.
04-04-2013 A.D.
To:
All Authorized Dealer Banks
Head Office / Principal Office.

Dear Sir,
Performing Hajj under Private Management - 1434 Hijri Year.

In light of the "Hajj Package-2013 A.D. (1434 Hijri)" issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the following guidelines are provided for the release of foreign exchange for those intending to perform Hajj under private management.

1. For performing Hajj under private management in the 1434 Hijri year, deposits must be made in the bank according to the following breakdown:

Sr. No.	Head of Expenditure	Amount (BDT)
:---	:---	:---	\n	1.	(a) Airfare (Net) Saudi Riyal 1475 (1475 x 80.50)	1,18,737.50
	(b) Insurance Surcharge Saudi Riyal 10 (10 x 80.50)	805.00
	(c) Jeddah Departure Tax Saudi Riyal 50 (50 x 21.00)	1,050.00
	(d) Embarkation Fee	300.00
	(e) Excise Duty	500.00
	(f) Hajj Terminal Services Charge Saudi Riyal 30 (30 x 21.00)	630.00
	(g) Jeddah City Check-in Charge Saudi Riyal 10 (10 x 80.50)	805.00
	Subtotal	1,22,827.50
2.	Local Services Charge: ID Card, Waist Belt, Kit Bag, Hajj & Umrah related booklets, IT Services, Accommodation in Hajj Camp, and promotion along with services for Hajj pilgrims	800.00
3.	Hajj Pilgrims' Welfare Fund (Emergency Fund)	200.00
4.	Training Fee	300.00
5.	Moawelin Fee: Tent rental in Mina-Arafat, transportation fee Jeddah-Mecca-Medina and Mina-Arafat, services charge, additional fee of United Agency in Jeddah, Zamzam water of Moawassin, etc. Saudi Riyal (1,159 x 21.00)	24,339.00
	Subtotal (1+2+3+4+5)	1,48,467.00
	(One Lakh Forty-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Seven)
6.	Additional Services Charge for Moawelin in Mina-Arafat	As per Agency Package
7.	House Rent Expense in Mecca-Medina	As per Agency Package
8.	Hajj Pilgrims' Qurbani Expense (To ensure Qurbani, authorization must be deposited with the Islamic Development Bank in Saudi Arabia, and money receipts must be given to each Hajj pilgrim)	As per Agency Package
9.	Food Expense in Mecca, Medina, and Mina	As per Agency Package
10.	Hajj Guide Expense	As per Agency Package

Note: The rate of Saudi Riyal 80.50 (Eighty Taka Fifty Paisa) and Saudi Riyal 21.00 (Twenty-One Taka) has been taken.

2. In addition to the specific Hajj expenses, each Hajj pilgrim may carry foreign exchange equivalent to 500 (Five Hundred) Saudi Riyals.

3. Each Hajj Agency must submit a complete list including the names, addresses, and passport numbers of the Hajj pilgrims who deposited money through said Hajj Agency, along with the Moawelin fee, airfare, and other fees, as well as the house rent and other benefits declared by the Hajj Agency in the Hajj package, and all possible expenses. The bank statement (deposit details) signed by the competent authority of the relevant bank and countersigned by the hub, confirming that the deposit has been made in the agency's own bank account, must be sent to the Hajj Office, Dhaka, and a copy to the Ministry of Religious Affairs by May 30, 2013 A.D. (Not below the government-declared minimum package price of 278,742.00 BDT (Two Lakh Seventy-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Two Taka)).

4. In the existing system, confirmed return air tickets and international passport endorsements based on the TM form application will be issued foreign exchange. No foreign exchange will be issued earlier than 2 (two) weeks before the travel date mentioned on the air ticket.

5. Authorized dealers must ensure that the fixed amount of foreign exchange is handed over only to the relevant Hajj pilgrim by accepting the signature/initials on the TM form corresponding to the pilgrim's international passport.

You are requested to inform all concerned parties about the contents of this circular letter.

Yours faithfully,

(Mohammad Golam Haider)
Deputy General Manager

Appendix: Hajj Package-2013 A.D. (1434 Hijri). Phone: 9530092.