A total of 117 Bangladeshis, who went to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj this year, have died so far.
The latest three deceased are Anuara Begum, 66, Md Aminul Islam, 72 and Abul Kashem, 89.
Of the deceased, 26 were female and 91 male, according to the hajj portal of the religious affairs ministry of Bangladesh.
Ninety-five hajis died in Mecca, nine in Mina, eight in Madina, two each in Arafah and Jeddah and one in Muzdalifa.
According to the Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB), this is the highest number of deaths of Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia during the holy hajj.
Seven Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims died in a single day, June 29, due to heat stroke, according to different media outlets in Bangladesh and around the world.
As of Thursday, a total of 98,746 hajj pilgrims returned to the country on 260 flights after completing hajj.
These flights were operated by three airlines, with Biman Bangladesh Airlines conducting 123flights, Saudi Airlines conducting 97 flights, and Flynas operating 40 flights.
The first return flight arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on July 2. The last return flight is scheduled to arrive on August 2.
Tens of thousands of Muslims started streaming out of Islam's holiest city on June 30 after completing the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia's scorching summer heat.
This year more than 1.8 million pilgrims performed hajj, which is one of the five pillars of Islam and is among the world's largest religious gatherings.
More than 2,000 people suffered heat stress this year, according to Saudi authorities, after temperatures soared to 48°C during the annual rites.
The real figure for heat stress — which includes heatstroke, exhaustion, cramps and rashes — is probably far higher, as many sufferers were not admitted to hospitals or clinics.
This year's attendance figures marked a dramatic increase on the 926,000 from last year, when numbers were capped at one million following the Covid-19 pandemic.
In recent years hajj, which follows the lunar calendar, has fallen in the Saudi summer, at a time when global warming is making the desert climate even hotter.