The first return hajj flight of this year arrived in Dhaka on Monday (July 3) with 419 pilgrims.

The national flag carrier's aircraft, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 6:05am with the pilgrims.

Later, they come out at 7am after ending the airport procedure. Then tio officials of the airport and relatives of the pilgrims welcomed them.

This year, a total of 1,22,884 Bangladeshi pilgrims went to Saudi Arabia. Of them, six from Chattogram and Cox's Bazar died from various complications.

BDST: 1341 HRS, JULY 03, 2023
MSK