A total of 56,868 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have returned home from Saudi Arabia as of Sunday, after the completion of this year’s Hajj held on 26 May.
An official said 134 return flights were operated by three designated carriers. Biman Bangladesh Airlines operated 63 flights, Saudi Airlines 50, and Flynas Airlines 21.
The Hajj office said 4,313 pilgrims returned under government management, while 52,555 returned under private travel agencies through the 134 flights.
A total of 52 Bangladeshi pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia during this year’s Hajj. Of them, 35 were male and 17 female. Among the deceased, 37 died in Makkah, 14 in Madinah, and one in Jeddah. No deaths were reported in Mina or Muzdalifah.
According to the Hajj bulletin, 415 pilgrims received treatment at various hospitals in Saudi Arabia due to illness, while 16 were hospitalised. Saudi medical centres provided treatment to 64,149 pilgrims, while the IT help desk served 27,890 pilgrims in Makkah and Madinah.
This year’s Hajj operations began with the first outbound flight on 18 April and ended on 21 May.
Return flights started on May 30 and will continue until 1 July.
