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Published : 29 Jun 2026, 06:13 PM
The return flights for Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims are set to conclude on Wednesday, with over 73,000 pilgrims already back home.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs said 55 Bangladeshi pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia during this year's Hajj.
As of 2am on Sunday, 204 return flights had brought pilgrims back to Bangladesh.
Among them, 4,459 travelled under the government scheme and 68,617 under private arrangements.
Of the returning pilgrims, 33,488 arrived on 108 flights operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 25,128 on 69 Saudia flights, and 10,260 on 27 Flynas flights.
Another 4,200 pilgrims returned on other airlines.
According to the ministry, Biman will operate four flights on Tuesday carrying 1,676 pilgrims, while the final Hajj return flight of the year, also operated by Biman, will bring back 419 pilgrims on Wednesday.
This year's Hajj took place on May 26. Return flights began on May 30 and will end on Jul 1.
Of the 55 Bangladeshi pilgrims who died in Saudi Arabia, 37 were men and 18 were women.
Thirty-seven deaths occurred in Makkah, 17 in Madinah and one in Jeddah.
No deaths were reported in Mina, Arafat or Muzdalifah.
The latest death was Khalilur Rahman, 66, from Sharankhola in Bagerhat, who died in Madinah on Tuesday.
He had travelled to Jeddah on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight on May 19.
Last year, 48 Bangladeshis died during Hajj, while 121 pilgrims died in 2023, the highest figure in several years.
The ministry said Saudi medical centres have so far issued 67,139 automated prescriptions to Bangladeshi pilgrims.
A total of 415 pilgrims received treatment at local hospitals, while seven remain under treatment in hospitals across Saudi Arabia.
This year, 4,565 pilgrims travelled under the government quota and 73,935 under the private quota through 30 lead Hajj agencies approved by the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
The first pre-Hajj flight departed Dhaka on Apr 18, while the final outbound flight reached Saudi Arabia on May 21.
Dhaka Division sent the highest number of pilgrims at 28,394, while Barishal Division sent the fewest with 2,714 pilgrims.
Men accounted for 65 percent of this year's pilgrims, while women made up the remaining 35 percent.
