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A total of 65,592 Bangladeshi pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia on 169 Hajj flights to perform the holy Hajj. Concurrently, the Ministry of Religious Affairs has reported the death of another Bangladeshi pilgrim.
This information was disclosed in the daily bulletin published by the IT Helpdesk of the Ministry of Religious Affairs’ Hajj portal on Tuesday (May 19).
The latest pilgrim to pass away is Sakeda Begum (56), a resident of Sonagazi, Feni. She had traveled for Hajj under private management. She passed away in Makkah on May 17.
With this, a total of 18 Bangladeshi pilgrims have died during the current Hajj season. Among them, 13 were men and 5 were women. Of the deceased, 13 passed away in Makkah and 5 in Madinah.
So far, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has operated 86 flights, Saudi Airlines 61 flights, and Flynas Airlines 22 flights for pilgrim transportation.
The holy Hajj will be held in Saudi Arabia on May 26. This year, a total of 78,500 people from Bangladesh are getting the opportunity to perform Hajj. Of these, 73,935 are under private management and 4,565 are under government management.
Prime Minister Tareque Rahman officially inaugurated the Hajj flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on April 18. Flights bound for Saudi Arabia will continue until May 21.
Return flights are scheduled to begin on May 30 after the Hajj, and the repatriation process is expected to conclude on June 30.