15 Bangladeshi pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia during Hajj this year. Two of them died last Monday. This information was known from the daily bulletin on Hajj portal on Tuesday. 79 thousand 559 Bangladeshis have reached Saudi Arabia so far after the start of Hajj flights.

According to the bulletin, 14 male and one female Bangladeshi pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia till 3 pm on Monday. Among them, 11 died in Makkah and four died in Madinah. Among the pilgrims are – Md. Kadamtali of the capital. Shajahan (48), Sheikh Ariful Islam (57) of Rampura Bansri, Ali Imam Bhuiyan (65) of Comilla Kotwali, Jamal Uddin (69) of Maheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar, Ramur Nurul Alam (61), Maqsood Ahmed (61) of Chakoria, Mumtaz Begum of Faridpur Nagarkanda ( 63), Gaibandha Saghatar Md. Solaiman (73), Shahajud Ali (55) of Rangpur Pirganj and Golam Quddus (54) of Taraganj.

This year, a total of 85 thousand 257 Bangladeshis will go for Hajj by government and private management. Among them, 79 thousand 559 pilgrims have already reached Saudi Arabia. So far Biman Bangladesh Airlines has operated 105 flights, Saudi Airlines 68 and Flinus Airlines 28 flights.

Hajj will be held in Saudi Arabia on June 15. The first flight of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia started on May 9. Flights to Saudi will continue today till Wednesday. The return flight will start on June 20 after Hajj. The return flight will end on July 22.