Hajj pilgrims
91 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia till July 8
Of the deceased, 69 are male and 22 are female
More than 400 Hajj pilgrims stuck at Dhaka airport for nearly 8 hrs
More than 400 Hajj passengers were stuck at the Dhaka Airport for around eight hours yesterday (June 18, 2022).
Do not drop off Madinah-bound Hajj pilgrims in Jeddah: Ministry warns Biman, Saudia
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has warned Biman Bangladesh and Saudia airlines over carrying hajj pilgrims to Jeddah, instead of taking them to their scheduled destination, Madinah, causing them immense difficulties.
Saudi-end immigration of hajj pilgrims at Dhaka airport couldn’t start today
Although the government had said that immigration of hajj pilgrims at the Saudi end will be completed at Dhaka airport from the first day of hajj flight, it has not happened today.
Hajj pilgrims must have Covid negative report to board flight
This year, hajj pilgrims have to carry negative report of Covid-19 test – done within 72 hours before boarding flight from Bangladesh.
Hajj flights from May 31, ticket price Tk 1.40 lakh: State Minister
This year’s Hajj flights will start from May 31, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali said today.
Hajj registration deadline deferred to April 8
Due to a lack of aspiring pilgrims for this year’s hajj, the religious affairs ministry today extended the deadline for registration till April 8.
Hajj Pilgrims: No more wait times at Saudi airports
Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims this year will not have to wait for completing the immigration process at Saudi Arabia airports as the Saudi government is going to do it in Dhaka.
Hajj registration deadline extended to April 1
The government extends the deadline by 10 days for the registration of Hajj pilgrims under private managements.
Airfare fixed at $1,575 for hajj pilgrims
The airfare for the hajj pilgrims this year is fixed at 1575 US dollars.
The Hajj debacle!
Time is running out for some 15,000 hajj pilgrims who are yet to receive their visas. Although the religious ministry has given a 48-hour ultimatum (that runs out today) to 16 agencies to complete the visa related procedures to send 3,000 pilgrims by August 26, we need to ask some hard questions regarding bungling of this year's hajj.
Biman goes for drastic measures
Biman yesterday took a number of emergency measures including suspending operations on Dhaka-Doha and Dhaka-Kuwait City routes until August 26 to ferry the hajj pilgrims who could not fly due to flight cancellations.
Hajj mess yet to be over
Twelve hajj agencies are yet to complete visa procedures of around 2,400 pilgrims, creating uncertainty over their pilgrimage this
Airlines move to ease hajj flight mess
Biman Bangladesh and Saudi Arabian Airlines yesterday used their full capacity, for the first time in around a week, to carry pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
40,000 hajj pilgrims' fate uncertain
Hassles for hajj pilgrims are a regular phenomenon. Previously, it was botched flight schedules. And now it has come to light that additional fees on repeat pilgrims have been imposed! This has left around 40,000 pilgrims in the lurch.
Uncertainty over hajj of 40,000
Around 40,000 pilgrims are facing uncertainty over performing hajj this year due to frequent cancellation of Biman flights, and
More suffering for hajj pilgrims
It is very inopportune that pilgrims, who perform hajj with so much hope, not to say spending so much money, have to suffer at every step during the journey due to mismanagement and irresponsibility.
Cabinet okays Hajj policy
Hajj pilgrims will have to pay Tk 360,000 each for performing holy Hajj under the government management this year while the amount is around Tk 305,000 for performing hajj without any sacrificial animal.
‘Licence-scrapped agencies can’t send Umrah pilgrims’
Hajj agencies which were found guilty of trafficking people cannot send pilgrims for performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia, Religious Affairs Minister Motiur Rahman says.
