Dhaka, July 4 -- As many as 64,864 Bangladeshi pilgrims have returned home after performing Hajj this year.

Meanwhile, 42 pilgrims have died during their stay in Saudi Arabia.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs provided the update in its latest bulletin on the Hajj portal.

A total of 176 return flights have brought the pilgrims back to the country.

Among them, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has operated 82 flights carrying 29,860 pilgrims, Saudia Airlines has brought back 26,228 pilgrims on 71 flights, and another Saudi airline, Flynas, has returned 8,776 pilgrims on 23 flights.

According to the ministry's data, 79 percent of the scheduled return flights have already been completed, and 76 percent of all pilgrims have returned to Banglades...