7 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

A total of seven Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia in last 15 days, according to the Bangladesh Ministry of Religious Affairs.

There are four male and three female among the deceased.

This time some 10,000 pilgrims will perform hajj from Bangladesh under government management while 91,758 under private management.

The first hajj flight carrying 401 Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia took off on 4 August.

The return hajj flights will start on 17 September.