A total of 91 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia till July 8. Of the total deceased, 69 are male and 22 are female, according to the hajj portal of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Bangladesh.
Umrah hajj: Pilgrims from Bangladesh and four other countries must provide their biometric data, including "fingerprints", to the Saudi authorities to get Umrah e-visas.
Bangladeshi pilgrims, like citizens of other nations, can now travel across the entire Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Umrah visa. Besides, the validity of the visa has been extended from one month to three months for the pilgrims. Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Bangladesh Issa bin Youssef Al-Duhailan made the announcement while inaugurating the Saudi government's initiative Route