The stall of Al-Arafah Islami Bank, co-sponsor of the 3-day Hajj and Umrah Fair 2025 organized by the Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAB) has been inaugurated. On Thursday, August 14, 2025, the Bank’s Managing Director (CC) Mohd. Rafat Ullah Khan inaugurated the stall in the presence of the Secretary of Ministry of Religious Affairs AKM Aftab Hossain Pramanik.

HAAB President Syed Golam Sarwar, Senior Vice President Shamim Sayeedi, Deputy Managing Director of the Bank Md. Fazlur Rahman Chowdhury, Senior Executive Vice President Akhter Kamal, Engr. Md. Habib Ullah, Executive Vice President Jalal Ahmed and senior executives were present at the time.

While inaugurating the stall, Mohd. Rafat Ullah Khan said that Al-Arafah Islami Bank was established with the aim of supporting Hajj pilgrims. To achieve that goal, the Bank is working for the cooperation and welfare of Hajj and Umrah pilgrims. He described the bank’s various attractive deposit schemes and called on everyone to stay connected with Sharia-based banking.

Earlier on Thursday morning, the 3-day long Hajj and Umrah Fair 2025 was inaugurated by the Religious Affairs Advisor of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Dr. A F M Khalid Hossain.