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.

December 21, 2015
December 21, 2015

Umrah visas open for Bangladeshis

The government of Saudi Arabia lifts restrictions on issuing Umrah visas to Bangladeshi pilgrims.

October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015

Pakistanis, Indians seek govt help to find missing pilgrims

Prominent Pakistanis and Indians, who performed hajj as representatives of their countries, urge the Saudi authorities to speed up the process of locating and identifying missing and dead pilgrims.

September 27, 2015
September 27, 2015

305 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims return home

A total of 305 Bangladeshi pilgrims return from Saudi Arabia after performing the holy Hajj.

September 27, 2015
September 27, 2015

Hajj ends as stampede death toll rises to 769

Saudi Arabia deploys large numbers of security reinforcements as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedy, with the death toll from a stampede rising to 769.

September 25, 2015
September 25, 2015

Saudi blamed after hajj stampede kills 717

Blame shifted towards Saudi authorities on Friday after a stampede at the Hajj killed at least 717 people, in the worst tragedy to strike the annual Muslim pilgrimage in a quarter-century.

September 22, 2015
September 22, 2015

Muslim pilgrims start hajj pilgrimage

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from across the globe begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world.

September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015

Pilgrims traumatised, ask how Mecca crane could collapse

Jumaa Ibrahim and his wife Hasnaa Karam, a Syrian couple in their early 60s, arrived in Mecca on Friday, and headed straight to Islam's holiest site, the cube-shaped Kaaba.

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