Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain has said his ministry will take strict measures to ensure that no one physically unfit for Hajj is allowed to perform the pilgrimage.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the "Hajj and Umrah Fair 2025" at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka's Agargaon on Thursday, he said that performing Hajj while being physically unfit causes serious difficulties.

"Last time, there was a pilgrim with no legs. Why did you give him approval? How will he perform Umrah?"

Citing another example, he said that another person had cirrhosis under his foot, a serious skin disease, and could not get up. "The agency staff left him there. We then sent people to help him prop...