Bangladesh hajj pilgrims
Each JS body member on religious affairs ministry wants to send 3 representatives for Hajj
Each members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Religious Affairs wants to send three representatives to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year.
Twenty-nine hajj pilgrims die in KSA
At least 29 Bangladeshi hajj aspirants have died so far in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
112,606 pilgrims reach Saudi to perform Hajj
A total of 112,606 hajj aspirants reach Saudi Arabia till August 2 to perform the holy Hajj this year.
29 Bangladeshi Hajjis die in Saudi Arabia
At least 29 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have died so far from different health complications in Saudi Arabia since July 4.
60 hajj pilgrims ‘swindled’ by 2 agencies, broker
Alleged fraudulence by two hajj agencies and a broker has made around 60 people’s pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia uncertain.
Don’t cheat people in name of hajj business: President
Inaugurating the Hajj programme-2019 at Ashkona Hajj Camp in Dhaka today, President Abdul Hamid asks the Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) not to cheat people in the name of hajj business.
1.27 lakh Bangladeshis can perform hajj next year
A total of around 1.27 lakh Bangladeshis will get the opportunity to perform hajj next year. A treaty is signed with Saudi authority in this regard in Jeddah.
Hajj Operators: 52 fined Tk 9 crore for irregularities
The religious affairs ministry has fined 52 hajj agents over Tk 9 crore and cancelled and suspended licences of 76 after
Hajj expenses to go up by Tk 16,000
Pilgrims have to spend around Tk 16,000 more this year to perform hajj, mainly because of high airfare.
The Hajj debacle!
Time is running out for some 15,000 hajj pilgrims who are yet to receive their visas. Although the religious ministry has given a 48-hour ultimatum (that runs out today) to 16 agencies to complete the visa related procedures to send 3,000 pilgrims by August 26, we need to ask some hard questions regarding bungling of this year's hajj.
12 hajj agencies yet to complete visa procedures
Twelve hajj agencies are yet to complete visa procedures of around 2,400 pilgrims creating uncertainty over sending them to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj this year, top officials at the Hajj Camp say.
Action on agencies for trouble over hajj: Minister
Religious Affairs Minister Principal Motiur Rahman says legal action will be taken against the hajj agencies responsible for visa complexities of hajj pilgrims, leading to flight cancellation and other problems.
Biman flight cancelled for shortage of hajj pilgrims
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is forced to cancel a hajj flight due to shortage of pilgrims.
105 pilgrims who missed Hajj flights leave for KSA
A total of 105 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims, who missed their flights to Saudi Arabia yesterday, fly from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.