Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Religious Affairs Adviser Dr A F M Khalid Hossain said around Tk 380 million of unspent funds belonging to Bangladeshi hajj agencies have been successfully repatriated from Saudi Arabia.

The funds were sent by various agencies over time for hajj purposes but had remained unutilised, he said at a press briefing on Monday.

Khalid Hossain stated that all unspent funds of a total of 990 agencies, deposited in the IBAN of the Masar Nusuk platform under the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, have been returned, reports UNB.

Among the 990 agencies, three had no unspent funds in their accounts, he said.

The adviser stated that 831 agencies with bank accounts will have their funds transferred directly, while the remaining 156 ...