Another BD hajj pilgrim dies
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
A Bangladeshi national has died during his Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, according to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, reports bdnews24-com.
This year, 23 Bangladeshis have died during the religious journey--16 men and seven women.
The latest victim was 62-year-old Md Kamal Uddin Mazumder from Feni. He died in Makkah on Sunday.
As of 2:00 am on Tuesday, 12,306 Bangladeshi pilgrims have returned home from their trip to Saudi Arabia. So far, 13 flights from Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 16 from Saudia Airlines and four from Flynas have made return trip.
After a two-year disruption due to the coronavirus pandemic, some 60,146 Bangladeshis were permitted to perform Hajj this year which began on July 8.
Return flights started on July 14 and will continue until August 04.