At least 27 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have died of various causes in Saudi Arabia.
Among the deceased, 22 were males and five were females. Of them, 20 died in Makkah, four in Madinah, two in Mina, and one in Jeddah, the latest bulletin of the Hajj Management Portal under the Ministry of Religious Affairs said early Thursday.
As many as 85,225 pilgrims from Bangladesh arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year under government and private management.
Muslim pilgrims from all over the world performed Hajj on 15 June.
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