This year’s minimum Fitra has been set at Tk70 per person.
The maximum Fitra has been set at Tk2,200, according to the National Fitra Fixing Committee, reports UNB.
Fitra is paid to the poor before the Eid Jamaat, the special prayer offered to commemorate the Islamic festival of Eid.
Fitra, also known as Zakat al-fitr or fitrana, is a compulsory charity paid by Muslims at the end of the month of Ramadan.
Under the Islamic Shariah, the rate for Fitra per person can be based on one of the prices of flour, dates, raisin, cheese, or barley.
As Fitra, flour, with a market value of Tk70 can be given to the needy.
The other options are—barley, raisin, dates or cheese.
People of the Muslim community can choose one of those goods or its maximum market value in taka to pay Fitra.
