The Crime Desk: According to the information from the Ministry of Religion, eight Bangladeshis have died so far while performing Hajj. All of them are men. Six of them died in Makkah and two in Madinah. Meanwhile, 53,180 Bangladeshi pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia since the start of Hajj flights. This information is known from the daily bulletin of the IT Help Desk on the Hajj portal on Saturday (June 1) morning.
It has been reported that a total of 53,180 pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia until 2 o’clock on Friday night. Among them, 3 thousand 747 people went to government management, and 49 thousand 433 people went to private management. So far, 136 Hajj-centric flights to Saudi Arabia have been operated.
This year’s Hajj will be held on June 16, subject to the sighting of the moon. The first flight of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia started on May 9. This Hajj flight will continue until June 10. After the end of Hajj, the return flight will start on June 20. The return flight will end on July 22.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Religion said that visas have been issued for all pilgrims so far. This year, a total of 85,257 Bangladeshis will go to Hajj, according to the government and private management. Among them, 4 thousand 562 people are under government management, and 80 thousand 695 people are under private management through agencies.
