A total of 66,174 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have returned home from Saudi Arabia as of Thursday the completion of this year's Hajj held on May 26.
"A total of 180 return flights were operated by three designated carriers -- 97 by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 61 by Saudia Airlines and 22 by Flynas Airlines," an official said.
The Hajj office said, so far, 4,459 Hajis returned under government management, while 61,715 under private travel agencies arrangements in 180 flights.
According to airline-wise data, 30,573 pilgrims arrived on 97 flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 22,729 on 61 flights of Saudi Airlines, and 8,672 on 22 flights of Flynas Airlines.Besides, 4,200 Hajis arrived on board other carriers.
The remaining Hajis are expected to arrive gradually through designated airlines, the official added.
Besides, 55 Bangladeshi pilgrims have passed away in Saudi Arabia during Hajj with 37 males and 18 females. Of them, 37 died in Makkah, 17 in Madinah and one in Jeddah.
No deaths have been reported in Mina, or Muzdalifah.
According to the Hajj bulletin, a total 415 Hajis received treatment from various hospitals in Saudi Arabia due to diseases while 10 Hajis were hospitalized. Saudi Arabian medical centres provided treatment to 67,036 while the IT help desk gave services to 28,383 Hajis in Makkah and Madinah.
This year's Hajj operations began with the first outbound flight on April 18 and concluded on May 21.
The return Hajj flights started on May 30 and will continue until July 1.
Of the total pilgrims quota was 78,500 including 4,565 under government management, while 73,935 will go under private arrangements, according to Hajj office information.