75 Bangladeshi pilgrims have died while performing the holy Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year. Among them 59 men and 16 women.
Among them, 61 people died in Mecca, four in Medina, seven in Mina, two in Arafa and one in Muzdalifah. Yesterday, Tuesday (July 4) at midnight (1:59 p.m.), Saudi Arabia’s office confirmed this information on the Hajj portal.
According to Saudi Arabian law, when a person dies while performing Hajj, his body is buried in Saudi Arabia. In that case, no objection from the family of the deceased is taken into account.It should be noted that after Hajj, 10 thousand 395 pilgrims returned to the country by a total of 29 flights of three airlines.
Out of 29 flights, 7 flights operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 13 flights operated by Saudia Airlines and 9 flights operated by Flynas.
 This year a total of 1 lakh 22 thousand 884 people from Bangladesh went to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. A total of 325 flights were operated to carry these pilgrims. Among them, Biman Bangladesh Airlines carried 61 thousand 180 pilgrims in 159 flights, Saudi Airlines carried 41 thousand 468 pilgrims in 113 flights and Flynas Airlines carried 20 thousand 236 pilgrims in 53 flights.
