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CHATTOGRAM, June 17, 2025 (BSS)- The first returning Hajj flight, carrying 
413 Bangladeshi pilgrims, landed at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport 
(HSAIA) in Chatogram from Saudi Arabia this morning. 

The BG-136 of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, touched down at HSAIA at 10:48 am 
today, the HSAIA authorities said. 

A total of 5,188 pilgrims left for Saudi Arabia to perform the holy Hajj this 
year from Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram. They have started 
returning home after completing the Hajj.

The authorities of the airport greeted the returning pilgrims with flowers at 
the boarding gate and gave bottles of Zamzam water from a booth set up by 
Biman Bangladesh Airlines as pilgrims are not permitted to carry it 
themselves due to Saudi Arabian regulations. 

Airport Director Group Captain Sheikh Abdullah Alamgir formally welcomed the 
pilgrims at the boarding bridge with floral tributes. 

Civil Aviation Authority (CAAB) officials, the airport's executive 
magistrate, Biman Bangladesh Airlines district manager, station manager and 
senior officials of the concerned organisations were present at the time.

Engineer Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, public relations officer (PRO) of HSAIA, 
said: "This year, 5,188 Hajj pilgrims went to Saudi Arabia through Chattogram 
Shah Amanat International Airport. The first flight returned today and the 
rest will return at the specified time."