Over a dozen BD Hajj pilgrims die in KSA

Fourteen Bangladeshi pilgrims, including four women, who went to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to perform Holy Hajj in the current Hajj season, have passed away. The ministry of religious affairs of Bangladesh has confirmed the deaths of the 14 Hajj pilgrims. It said they died until September 2, 2015. The ministry in a bulletin issued on Thursday said 58,365 Bangladeshis reached the KSA to perform Hajj until Sept 2 (Wednesday). Among them, 55,994 went through private agencies and 2,371 under government arrangement.
According to the ministry, Madaripur’s Md Hamed Hawlader, 66, died in Holy Medina on August 26. Others who died in Holy Medina are Narsinghdi’s Abdur Rahman Mia, 65, Mosammat Marufa Shahjahan Laila, 37, from Gaibandha, Naogaon’s Mohammad Afzal Hossain, 79, and Dinajpur’s Md Ambar Ali, 52.
Those who died in Holy Mecca are Chittagong’s Laila Begum, 72, Dhaka’s Badiul Alam Khan, 62, and Mir Liakat Ali, 61, Jessore’s Mohammad Atiar Rahman, 77, Comilla’s Md Gazi Rahman, 77, and Shafikul Islam, 65. A total of 101,758 Bangladeshis will perform the Hajj this year, according to a news agency.
- biplab