POBNEWS24, Dhaka July 2, 2022 : Two more Bangladeshi pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia. So far 10 Bangladeshi pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia. Of these, seven are men and three are women. This information has been given in the daily bulletin of Hajj of the IT help desk of the Ministry of Religious Affairs on Friday (July 1).
Tapan Khandaker, 61, of Lalbagh in Dhaka, died in Makkah on Friday (July 1). His passport number is EE 0540247. On Thursday (June 30) died in Mecca, Jamalpur Kamarkhander (48) said. Rafiqul Islam.
So far, 46,120 people have arrived in Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh in 26 days to perform the holy Hajj.
According to the Hajj Bulletin, there are 3,365 government-run and 50,217 private-run pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. These pilgrims went to Saudi on 139 flights in total. Of these, 6 are operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 53 by Saudi Airlines and 9 by Flynas.
According to the bulletin, a total of 10 Bangladeshi pilgrims, including seven men and three women, have died so far. They are Beauty Begum of Dhaka, Abdul Jalir Khan of Pirgachha of Rangpur, Mosha of Dhanpur of Comilla Adarsh Sadar. Ramuza Begum, said Joypurhat Sadar. Helal Uddin Mollah, Nurul Amin of Noakhali district, Md. Chapainawabganj. Jahangir Kabir, said Tangail. Abdul Gafur Mia, Tapan Khandaker and the latest. Rafiqul Islam. Of these, six died in Makkah and two 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 under government management is four thousand and the quota for private management is 53 thousand 575. Later, by increasing the quota, additional 2,425 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.
