The Foreign Ministry has so far confirmed the death of at least 26 Bangladeshis in the Mina stampede.
The ministry has issued a press release in this regard on Tuesday afternoon.
"According to latest report received from Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia, 26 dead bodies have so far been identified as Bangladesh pilgrims at the central mortuary in Makkah. Out of 26, names of 13 have been found and the remaining 13 are yet to be identified," the media release reads.
It said officials of Bangladesh Consulate General in Jeddah along with the officials of Bangladesh Hajj Mission at Mecca and the medical and administrative team for Hajj are working to identify the dead bodies of the deceased pilgrims.
According to the statement, 33 Bangladesh pilgrims are currently admitted in different hospitals for treatment.
Earlier in the morning, HAAB President Ibrahim Bahar also confirmed the numbers to the Dhaka Tribune.
"The number of missing Bangladeshis is now 84," he said.
The hospitals where Bangladeshis are currently admitted includes Al Noor Hospital, King Abdullah Hospital and Mina Hospital, the HAAB chief said, adding that the Saudi government was not letting anyone enter those hospitals to collect information about the injured.
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.
