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75,870 Hajj pilgrims return home
DHAKA, Sept 14, 2018 (BSS) – A total of 75,870 hajj pilgrims have
returned home by 204 hajj flights – 98 Biman Bangladesh Airlines and 106
Saudi Arabian Airlines till date.
The return flights will continue till September 26, Hajj office sources
said here today.
In this regard, Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate 172 return hajj
flights till September 25, the sources added.
According to the office, this year a total of 1,27,298 people, including
members of hajj management, went to Saudi Arabia through 371 hajj flights to
perform the holy Hajj.
This year, 126 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims, including 21 women, died in
Saudi Arabia till date.
Among them, 79 died in Mecca, 14 in Medina, five in Jeddah, 18 in Mina
and 10 in Arafat, said Mecca Hajj Office.
A total of 23,71,675 pilgrims from across the world performed the holy
Hajj this year.
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