DHAKA: As many as 106,060 Bangladeshi pilgrims have attended hajj performance this year in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

The religion affairs ministry has closed hajj formalities keeping the number lower from the quota.

According to the latest ministry information, a total of 106,060 pilgrims including hajj management committee members have attended the hajj this year.

Names of 98 people have been shed from the list after scrutinizing the documents of the pilgrims.

Moreover, at least 41 Bangladeshi pilgrims, 32 male and 9 female, died till Tuesday early morning, the ministry portal said.

However, return of the hajj flights will set to begin September 28 and end October 28.

BDST: 1420 HRS, SEPT 22, 2015
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