The Bangladesh foreign ministry has confirmed the death of three
Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims in Thursday’s Mina stampede that left at least
769 killed.
The number of missing Bangladeshi pilgrims has yet to be ascertained,
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a press release issued
on the fourth day of the catastrophe at the largest Muslim’s
congregation.
The identification began today after the Saudi authorities released
the photos of 650 of the 769 pilgrims they said had died in the
incident.
Bangladesh officials identified a victim as Md Shahidul Islam from Khulna.
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It confirmed death of two others male Bangladeshi nationals but failed to ascertain their identity.
“In addition, family members of a female pilgrim, Firoza Khanam,
confirmed her death in the stampede (though her photo was not yet among
those released photos),” the press release reads.
The ministry also said Saudi authorities are expected to publish photographs of rest of the victims by tomorrow.
