At least nine Bangladeshi nationals are among the Hajj pilgrims killed in Mina in a stampede during Hajj, family members of the victims claimed.
According to the families, the deceased are Asma Begum and Shaheda Begum of Sylhet, Jahedul Islam Bhuiyan Swapan, 40, and Golam Mostafa alias Khalek, 55, of Brahmanbaria, Firoza Khanam of Jamalpur, Julia Begum, 45, of Sunamganj, Tahera Begum, 63, her brother Noor Nabi, of Feni, and Abdul Latif, 70, of Comilla.
Citing elder brother Syed Sadek Hossain, Syed Fajilat Hossain said his sisters-in-law Asma Begum and Shaheda Begum died on the spot while his brothers and nephew were injured during the stampede.
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"My brothers could not save sisters-in-law as they were also injured. They were admitted to hospital. After getting released from the hospital, they started searching their wives.
"Later, they identified Shaheda Begum's body in a hospital. However, Asma Begum could not be identified as many bodies were decomposed. But we are sure that Asma Begum is dead."
Jahedul Islam's elder brother Aminul Islam said they got the news of Jahedul's death from his younger brother Khairul Islam, who went to Saudi with his brother to perform Hajj.
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Golam Mostafa's son Yeasin said his mother informed them about his father's death over phone.
Bangladeshi Hajj official in Saudi Arabia Md Asaduzzaman said Khandakar Mazharul Islam of Jamalpur informed them that his mother Firoza Khaman died in the tragic incident.
Julia Begum's husband Badrul Huda Mukul from Sunamganj confirmed the death of his wife.
Abdul Hannan, president of Feni Journalists' Association, who is a relative of Tahera Begum and Noor Nabi said Noor Nabi's son from Saudi Arabia informed him about the deaths.
Khokan Master, a local at Gazaria village of Chouddagram, said Abul Kalam was holding hands of his parents.
When stampede began, he lost hold of both, and later he found his father dead and mother injured in the hospital.
The government has officially confirmed the death of three Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims.
Saudi government has so far released 650 photographs of Mina stampede victims.
At least 769 pilgrims were killed on September 24 in a crush at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual Haj pilgrimage.