0.12m Bangladeshis to perform Hajj this year

Hajj flights to carry Bangladeshi pilgrims will start on September 29 and continue until October 31, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister GM Quader said on Monday. The Saudi government has approved 120,000 Bangladeshis for performing hajj this year and the intending hajis will have to apply by July 7, he told reporters at his Secretariat office after an inter-ministerial meeting. - UNB