POBNEWS24, Dhaka June 28, 2022 : As many as 42,000 people have arrived in Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh in 23 days till Monday (June 26) to perform the holy Hajj. This information was given in the daily bulletin of Hajj at the IT help desk of the Ministry of Religion on Monday (June 26) night.
According to the Hajj Bulletin, there are 3,365 government-run and 36,611 private-run pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. Hajj pilgrims went to Saudi on a total of 116 flights.
Among them are 8 flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 45 flights operated by Saudi Airlines and 5 flights of Flynas.
According to the bulletin, six Bangladeshi pilgrims have died so far. They are- Beauty Begum of Dhaka, Abdul Jalir Khan of Pirgachha of Rangpur, Mosha of Dhanpur of Comilla Adarsh Sadar. Ramuja Begum, said Joypurhat Sadar. Helal Uddin Mollah, Noakhali district Nurul Amin and Chapainawabganj. Jahangir Kabir. Of these, 4 died in Makkah and 2 in Medina.
The Hajj will be held on July 8 in Saudi Arabia subject to the sighting of the moon. This time the quota of pilgrims is 4 thousand under government management and 53 thousand 565 under private management. Later, by increasing the quota, additional 2425 pilgrims from Bangladesh were given the opportunity. The flight of Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia started on June 5. The last flight to Saudi Arabia is on July 3. The return flight after the Hajj will start on July 14. The return flight will end on August 4.
