One more Bangladeshi hajj pilgrim dies

Another Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim has died in Saudi Arabia, taking the death toll to eight in the last 25 days.

Fatema Begum, 59, died on Thursday, says the Ministry of Religious Affairs. 

With the Hajj scheduled to begin on July 8, Bangladesh has been operating flights to Saudi Arabia since June 5.

As of Thursday, 48,171 pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia, with 3,385 of them flying under government management and 44,786 under private management.