Shawdehs desk:

As of now some 88,792 Hajj pilgrims from Bangladesh have reached the King of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to perform Hajj of this year.

Of the pilgrims, some 9,798 pilgrims reached KSA under government management while some 78,994 pilgrims reached the country under private management.

Till date, 21 Hajj pilgrims including three women died in Mecca for different reasons.

The 27^th bulletin of IT Helpdesk of the Ministry of Religious Affairs revealed this information on Saturday (June 17).

There is information that some 23,805 Hajj pilgrims received treatment from the health centre of the KSA.

This year, 1, 27,198 Hajj pilgrims got the permission to go to Saudi Arabia. So far 1 lakh 15 thousand four pilgrim visas have been issued.

Holy Hajj will be held on June 27 this year subject to moon sighting.