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Another BD Hajj pilgrim dies in Makkah

Monday, 20 May 2024


Another Bangladeshi national has died in Saudi Arabia in the course of the Hajj pilgrimage, reports bdnews24.com.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs confirmed the victim as 89-year-old Md Mostafa in its Hajj bulletin on Sunday.
Mostafa hailed from Sadar Upazila in Bhola. He reached Jeddah on a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on May 12. However, the reason for his death has remained unclear. Earlier on Wednesday, Md Asaduzzaman from Netrokona, breathed his last in Madinah, becoming the first Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim to die this year.
As of now, 28,760 Bangladeshi pilgrims have gone to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. Of them, 3,747 went under a government travel package while the remaining 25,013 bought a private Hajj package.