A total of 56,253 Bangladeshis reached Saudi Arabia to perform hajj in 176 flights of Bangladesh Biman Airlines and Saudi Airlines till Friday, according to the Hajj bulletin of Ministry of Religious affairs.
Among them, 3,338 people under the government management and 52,915 under the private management reached Saudi Arabia.
The return flight will start on September 6 and continue till October 5. The number of return flights will be 169.
Some 127,198 pilgrims will perform Hajj from Bangladesh this year under government and private managements. Of them, 4,230 pilgrims will perform Hajj under the government management.