Hajj 2017

Pilgrims in Muzdalifa prepare for hajj's final stages

Two million Muslims gathered at Mount Arafat on Thursday for a vigil to atone for their sins, then descended to Muzdalifa to prepare for the final stages of the annual hajj pilgrimage.

Hajj begins

More than two million Muslims from around the world began the hajj pilgrimage at Islam's holiest sites yesterday, a religious duty and an epic multi-stage journey.

2m Muslims in Makkah for hajj

Two million Muslims from across the globe are converging on Makkah in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, a religious duty and for some pilgrims the journey of a lifetime.

Hajj dream of 300 dashed by frauds

Around 300 pilgrims could not fly to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj this year due to fraudulence of at least “four hajj agencies and their brokers”.

2 million pilgrims converge on Mecca for hajj

Two million Muslims from across the globe are converging on Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, a religious duty and for some pilgrims the journey of a lifetime.

Uncertainty over hajj of 3,300 ends

Although over 100 pilgrims yesterday staged demonstrations at the city's Hajj Camp for uncertainty over performing hajj, officials at the camp and Biman said all pilgrims will now be able to fly to Saudi Arabia as the national flight carrier got approval to operate eight additional hajj flights.

Fingers crossed for 1,000 hajj pilgrims

Hajj agents have sent visa applications and documents of almost all pilgrims to the Saudi Embassy in Dhaka within the deadline that expired yesterday.

Hajj visa applications till Aug 20

Visa application deadline for the intending Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims has been extended to August 20 from August 17, hajj camp director says.

Strange aides for hajj medical team

At least 163 of the 171-member “Hajj Assistant Delegation” the religious affairs ministry sent to Saudi Arabia to help a Bangladeshi medical team treat pilgrims have no background in medicine.

July 29, 2017
July 29, 2017

105 pilgrims who missed Hajj flights leave for KSA

A total of 105 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims, who missed their flights to Saudi Arabia yesterday, fly from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

July 24, 2017
July 24, 2017

Maiden hajj flight reaches Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah

The first hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying 418 pilgrims reaches Jeddah safely.

April 17, 2017
April 17, 2017

Hajj registration deadline extended to April 23

The government extends the deadline for this year’s Hajj registration to April 23. Earlier in the day, Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (Haab), the private body for Hajj arrangement, suspended its registration process demanding more time.

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