Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim dies in Madinah

A Bangladeshi pilgrim who travelled to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj has died in Madinah, reports bdnews24.com.
The information was provided in a bulletin released by the Ministry of Religious Affairs at 03:00 am on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Md Asaduzzaman. He died on May 15. He is the first Bangladeshi to die during this year's Hajj journeys.
So far, 27,111 pilgrims have travelled to Saudi Arabia to conduct the Hajj. Of them, 3,747 went under a government travel package while the remaining 23,364 bought a private Hajj package.
They arrived in Saudi Arabia aboard 68 flights as of Friday, the Ministry of Religious Affairs said. Of these flights, 25 were operated by Biman Bangladesh, 23 by Saudi Arabian Airlines, and 20 by Flynas.