Saudi Arabia reduces Umrah entry visa validity period to one month
Saudi Arabia鈥檚 Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has shortened the validity period of the Umrah entry visa from three months to one month, effective from the date of issuance.
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Hajj registration extended till Oct 16
The government has extended the deadline for Hajj registration till October 16 to perform the Holy Hajj 2026.
Saudi launches new Hajj accommodation system
The ministry of hajj and umrah of Saudi Arabia has announced a new licensing system for pilgrim accommodations in Makkah and Medina for the 2026 Hajj season.
Govt unveils Hajj packages, min cost Tk 4.67 lakh
The government has announced a Hajj package of Tk 4.67 lakh for each pilgrim this year by reducing Tk 12,000 from airfare...
Islam, hajj and the English language
In his monumental book titled Muslim Narratives and the Discourse of English (2005), MacEwan University professor of English literature Amin Malak states: 鈥楤eing associated with conquest and colonialism, English is seen as inherently inhospitable to Islam鈥� (p. 2). Although this sense of irreconcilability between Islam and English is now considered a matter of the...
Hajj Finance holds audit committee meeting
Hajj Finance Company Limited on August 21 held its audit committee meeting, said a press release...
Shamsul Alam made member of Sharia committee of Hajj Finance
Md Shamsul Alam has been elected as new member of the Sharia Supervisory Committee of Hajj Finance Company Limited...
Habibur Rahman made vice-chair of Hajj Finance
AAM Habibur Rahman has been elected as the vice-chairman of the board of directors of Hajj Finance Company Limited.
Hajj Finance holds 121st board meeting
Hajj Finance Company Limited on Sunday held its 121st board meeting, said a press release...
Bomb threat diverts Indonesian hajj flight again
A plane carrying hundreds of hajj pilgrims back to Indonesia from the Middle East was diverted Saturday after a bomb threat, the transport ministry and police said, the second such incident in a week.
Bangladesh requests Saudi to keep 1,000-pilgrim quota
Bangladesh has formally requested the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to retain the current minimum quota of 1,000 pilgrims per Hajj agency, instead of implementing the planned increase to 2,000 in 2026.
Bomb threat diverts plane of Hajj pilgrims in Indonesia
A plane carrying hundreds of Hajj pilgrims back from Saudi Arabia was diverted in Indonesia on Tuesday after an email bomb threat was sent to authorities, Indonesia鈥檚 aviation body said.
20,500 Hajj pilgrims return from Saudi Arabia
Twenty thousand and five hundred Hajj pilgrims have returned home from Saudi Arabia as of Saturday following the completion of this year鈥檚 Hajj held on June 5.
12,877 Hajj pilgrims return from Saudi Arabia
A total of 12,877 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have returned home from Saudi Arabia as of Thursday following the completion of this year鈥檚 Hajj, held on June 5.
8,606 Hajj pilgrims return from Saudi Arabia
A total of 8,606 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have returned to Bangladesh from Saudi Arabia till Wednesday following completion of this year鈥檚 Hajj held on June 5.
23 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
At least 23 Bangladeshi pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia as of June 11 while performing Hajj this year...
Biman shuts Makkah, Madinah temporary desks amid Saudi visa ban
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has requested Hajj pilgrims to contact its Jeddah or Madinah city offices for return flight services this year.
First Hajj return flight lands in Dhaka with 369 pilgrims
A total of 369 pilgrims returned home on Tuesday morning aboard the first Hajj return flight of 2025, marking the beginning of the month-long repatriation of Bangladeshi pilgrims after the successful completion of the holy pilgrimage.
Muslim pilgrims 鈥榮tone the devil鈥� as Hajj nears end in Saudi Arabia
Muslim pilgrims were performing the last major ritual of the hajj -- the 鈥榮toning of the devil鈥� -- on Friday, as Muslims around the globe celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
Million-plus pilgrims begin Hajj
More than a million pilgrims joined Islam鈥檚 most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the Hajj kicked off with the Saudi hosts scrambling to avoid last year鈥檚 1,000-plus deaths in sweltering heat.
Hajj pilgrims gather in Makkah under scorching desert sun
More than a million Muslim pilgrims poured into the holy city of Makkah ahead of the annual Hajj, with authorities vowing to hold a safer pilgrimage amid searing desert heat and a massive crackdown on illegal visitors.
Biman鈥檚 pre-Hajj flight activities completed
Biman Bangladesh Airlines in a statement on Sunday said that the airlines had completed the pre-Hajj flight activities for the Hajj 2025...
Saudi authorities prepare to welcome 1m Hajj pilgrims
With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than a million Hajj pilgrims amid punishing summer heat that has a deadly history in the holy city of Makkah.
Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha June 7
Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on June 7 as the moon of the holy month of Zil-Hajj of 1446 Hijri was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh on Wednesday...
AB Bank opens 3 Islamic deposit products
AB Bank has recently launched three new Shariah-compliant deposit products namely AB Maahir, AB Islamic DPS and AB Hajj Deposit Scheme, said a press release...
37,430 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia
A total of 37,430 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia...
Hajj visa can be cancelled with SAR360 deduction
Pilgrims, who got visa for performing the holy Hajj this year, can cancel it as the Saudi Arabia government has introduced visa cancellation system.
SIBL presents gifts to Hajj Pilgrims
Social Islami Bank PLC has presented gift items to Hajj pilgrims, said a press release...
2,248 pilgrims leave for Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj
A total of 2,248 pilgrims left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to perform this year鈥檚 Hajj.
Hajj agencies asked to complete visa process by Monday noon: ministry
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has ordered the Hajj agencies to submit visa applications for all remaining pilgrims by 12:00pm on Monday...
