The first hajj flight, carrying 413 pilgrims, left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia early Thursday.
The flight of Saudia Airlines left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 4:05am.
Later, the second flight of Bangladesh Biman Airlines left the airport with 417 pilgrims at 7:20 after Religious Affairs Minister Faridul Haque Khan inaugurated the flight at 5:30am.
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, a total of seven flights will leave Dhaka for Jeddah with 2,785 pilgrims today.
Bosra Islam, Geenral Manager (Public Relations) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, said a total of 86,527 pilgrims will perform hajj from Bangladesh this year. Biman will carry 50% of the pilgrims.
Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Hajj programme-2024 (Hijri 1445) at Ashkona Hajj Camp in the capital.