2 more hajj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

Two more Bangladeshi pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia while performing the Hajj, taking  the death toll to 10 this year.

They are--Sirgajganj-native Md Rafiqul Islam, 47, and Dhaka's Tapan Khandoker, 61.

They passed away on Thursday, according to the Hajj IT Helpdesk.

So far, seven men and three women have died in the Gulf kingdom ahead of the holy ritual. Eight of the deaths were reported in Makkah while two occurred in Madinah.

As many as 50,218 Bangladeshis are currently in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj, with 3,385 of them travelling under government management and 46,833 under private management.