annual Hajj
1,37,198 pilgrims to perform hajj this year
A total of 1,37,198 hajj pilgrims would be able to perform the hajj this year.
10,000 more Bangladeshis to be able to perform hajj in 2020
Saudi government has increased quotas for Bangladesh from 1,27,000 to 1,37,000 for the next year’s hajj.
Pilgrims throng Mount Arafat for peak of hajj
Their palms facing the sky, around two million Muslims gather on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat for the highlight of the hajj pilgrimage, one of the world's largest annual gatherings.
ACC starts investigation against 18 hajj agencies
Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a probe into the alleged irregularities and misappropriation of money of 98 pilgrims by 18 hajj agencies.
Hajj stampede: Bangladesh death toll climbs to 137
The number of Bangladeshi pilgrims killed in the Mina stampede during Hajj last month now stands at 137, while at least 53 others still remain missing.
TRAGEDY AT MECCA / An accident or a man-made disaster?
Experts on crowd control explain that such stampedes occur when massive crowds of people, in a tightly packed space, attempt to press forward when there is no way to divert or turn back. Saudi authorities have explained the stampede as a fault of the pilgrims not heeding instructions.
History of tragedies at hajj pilgrimage
The deadly stampede at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday that killed at least 717 people is just the latest tragedy to strike the pilgrimage.
1,37,198 pilgrims to perform hajj this year
A total of 1,37,198 hajj pilgrims would be able to perform the hajj this year.
10,000 more Bangladeshis to be able to perform hajj in 2020
Saudi government has increased quotas for Bangladesh from 1,27,000 to 1,37,000 for the next year’s hajj.
Pilgrims throng Mount Arafat for peak of hajj
Their palms facing the sky, around two million Muslims gather on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat for the highlight of the hajj pilgrimage, one of the world's largest annual gatherings.
ACC starts investigation against 18 hajj agencies
Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a probe into the alleged irregularities and misappropriation of money of 98 pilgrims by 18 hajj agencies.
Hajj stampede: Bangladesh death toll climbs to 137
The number of Bangladeshi pilgrims killed in the Mina stampede during Hajj last month now stands at 137, while at least 53 others still remain missing.
An accident or a man-made disaster?
Experts on crowd control explain that such stampedes occur when massive crowds of people, in a tightly packed space, attempt to press forward when there is no way to divert or turn back. Saudi authorities have explained the stampede as a fault of the pilgrims not heeding instructions.
History of tragedies at hajj pilgrimage
The deadly stampede at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday that killed at least 717 people is just the latest tragedy to strike the pilgrimage.
