Minimum Fitra set at Tk75, maximum Tk2,310

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Minimum Fitra set at Tk75, maximum Tk2,310

The minimum level of Fitra to be paid this year has been set at Tk75 this year while the maximum amount has remained Tk2,310.

The National Committee on Fitra on Saturday, set the donation rate at meeting presided over by President Hafez Mufti Mohammad Ruhul Amin, the khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.

The Fitra or Zakat-al-Fitr is a compulsory charity to be paid for by Muslims at the end of Ramadan.  As per Islamic ruling, the Fitra has been set based on the market prices of wheat, flour, barley raisin, dates and cheese.

One can give Fitra by giving 1.65kg of high-quality wheat or flour, or 3.3 kg of dates, raisins, cheese, or barley, to the ones in need.