As many as 73,493 Bangladeshi pilgrims have returned home after performing Hajj this year. A total of 190 return flights have brought the pilgrims back to the country. Among them, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has operated 93 flights carrying 32,362 pilgrims, Saudia Airlines has brought back 26,684 pilgrims on 74 flights, and another Saudi airline, Flynas, has returned 8,776 pilgrims on 23 flights. Another 5,672 pilgrims have returned on flights by other airlinesAccording to the ministry's data, 86 percent of the scheduled return flights have already been completed, and 86 percent of all pilgrims have returned to Bangladesh so far. The religious affairs ministry has also reported that 14 pilgrims are currently undergoing treatment at various hospitals in Saudi Arabia.
