410 pilgrims on first hajj flight fly to Jeddah
Monday, 6 June 2022
The first hajj flight from Bangladesh left the country around 9:00 am on Sunday, reports UNB.
The flight operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines carried 410 hajj pilgrims reached Jeddah around 12:45pm.
State Minister for the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali, MP, State Minister for the Ministry of Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan, MP, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Sazzadul Hasan, Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mokammel Hossain, and Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh Air Vice Marshall Md Mafidur Rahman, among others, were present at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport(HSIA) and bid farewell to the hajj performers.