India road accident kills 18 pilgrims
At least 18 people were killed in eastern India on Tuesday after a bus ferrying Hindu pilgrims collided with a truck loaded with cooking gas cylinders, officials said...
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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.
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.
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.
SIBL presents gifts to Hajj Pilgrims
Social Islami Bank PLC has presented gift items to Hajj pilgrims, said a press release...
Citizens Bank gifts wheelchairs to Biman for Hajj pilgrims
Citizens Bank has handed over wheelchairs for Hajj pilgrims and other passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, said a press release...
Prime Bank presents gift for Hajj pilgrims
Prime Bank PLC handed over gift pack for Hajj pilgrims on the first Hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The first Hajj flight of Biman will be operated today...
NBR withdraws airfare excise duty, VAT for hajj pilgrims
The National Board of Revenue has withdrawn excise duty on inbound and outbound airfare for hajj pilgrims, as well as the value-added tax on three types of service charges for...
124 Hajj agencies risk action for 2025 registration delay
The ministry of religious affairs warned that administrative action might be taken against 124 agencies that did not have any primarily registered Hajj pilgrims for next year鈥檚 Hajj activities...
Saudi says 1,301 deaths during Hajj, mostly unregistered pilgrims
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the Hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat, and that most of the deceased did not have official permits...
550 pilgrims die during Hajj
Friends and family of missing Hajj pilgrims searched hospitals and pleaded online for news on Wednesday, fearing the worst after hundreds died during the...
Off-the-books pilgrims hide out in Makkah
Living on canned beans and meat, the 70-year-old Egyptian has been hiding out in a Makkah apartment for weeks, hoping to evade a Saudi dragnet and perform the Hajj pilgrimage illegally...
Hajj pilgrims get Tk 100 off on bKash payment for health check-ups
Hajj pilgrims can now get up to Tk 100 cashback or discount on bKash payment for health check-up at selected hospitals and diagnostic centres in Dhaka and Chattogram, said a press release...
PM urges KSA to extend visa approval time for Hajj pilgrims
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called upon the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to extend the time of visa approval for Hajj pilgrims so all of them could perform Hajj as its ambassador Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan called on her in Dhaka...