3 more hajj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

The Report Desk

Published: July 4, 2022, 02:00 PM

3 more hajj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

Three more Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia's Mecca in four days till Monday.

 

The deceased were Tapan Khandoker, 62, from Dhaka, Layla Aktar, 52, from Madaripur, and Md Khaybar Hossain, 55, from Rangpur.

 

According to Bangladesh Hajj Management Portal, Khaybar Hossain died on Sunday while Tapan and Layla died on Friday in Mecca.

 

The causes of their deaths could not be known immediately.

 

Twelve Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims, including four women, died in Saudi Arabia from June 11 to July 3 this year.

 

This year, some 60,256 Bangladeshis will perform hajj that will start on July 6.

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