The first Hajj return flight this year has landed in Dhaka carrying 417 pilgrims at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 5:40 am this morning. The flight departed for Bangladesh from Saudi Arabia at 8:30pm.
Officials of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh and Biman Bangladesh Airlines greeted the pilgrims with flowers after they landed in the country.
Pilgrims are very delighted to be able to perform Hajj. This year, Hajj was performed on June 15.
However, Return Hajj flights began on June 20 according to the schedule. Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate 125 dedicated Hajj flights for the pilgrims to return home. Besides Biman, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Flynas will also carry pilgrims to Bangladesh.