52 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims died in Saudi so far
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20 August, 2018, 19:33
Update: 20 August, 2018, 19:33
Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 20, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Dhaka: Some 52 Bangladeshi pilgrims, who went to Saudi Arabia for performing hajj this year, have so far died in Saudi Arabia.
Of them, 43 were males and nine females, according to a bulletin posted at Bangladesh Hajj Management portal under the Religious Affairs Ministry on Monday.
Forty-three Bangladeshi pilgrims died in Makkah while six in Madina, two in Jeddah and one in Mina, said the bulletin, reports the UNB.