Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Religious Affairs Adviser Dr A F M Khalid Hossain said around Tk 38 crore 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 unutilized, he said at a press briefing on Monday.

Khalid Hossain said 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 brought back.

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

The adviser said 831 agencies with bank accounts will have their money tran...