Dhaka Bureau: So far, 96 thousand 919 Bangladeshi pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia for the purpose of performing the holy Hajj this year. Among them, 9 thousand 798 pilgrims went to the country under government management and 87 thousand 121 pilgrims under private management. So far this year, 22 pilgrims, including three women, have died due to various reasons.
This information was known on Monday from the 29th bulletin of the IT helpdesk of the Ministry of Religious Affairs. According to the bulletin, 28 thousand 292 Hajj pilgrims have received automatic medical treatment certificates from medical centers in Saudi Arabia. This year, a total of 127,198 pilgrims have been allowed to go to Saudi Arabia. So far, 1 lakh, 15 thousand, and four pilgrim visas have been issued.
The first Hajj flight started from Bangladesh on May 21 of this year. The last flight to Haj is on June 22. On the other hand, after performing Hajj, the return flight to the country will start on July 2. The return flight of pilgrims will end on August 2. This year, the Holy Hajj will be held on June 27. One lakh, 27 thousand, and 198 people from Bangladesh have received permission to perform Hajj this time. Out of this, Biman Bangladesh Airlines will transport 63,599 people.
Bangladesh Biman will operate a total of 160 dedicated pre-Hajj flights. Biman’s Hajj flights will end on June 22. Apart from this, Saudi Airlines will transport 50 percent of Haj pilgrims. Meanwhile, due to the abnormal increase in the cost of Hajj, Bangladesh could not fulfill the quota despite extending the time nine times. Finally, the Ministry of Religion returned about 5,000 quotas to the Saudi government.
