Hajj - 2020

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World+Biz

Saudi Arabia concludes downsized hajj amid pandemic

Masked pilgrims threw pebbles at a wall symbolising Satan in Mina, close to the holy city of Mecca, on the final day of hajj

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Holy Kaaba gets a new Kiswa

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Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage

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Jeddah Hajj terminal is gripped by execptional calm first time in 40 years

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Hajj sermon to feature Bangla this year

A small group of worshippers pray at Kaaba in the Grand Mosque while practicing social distancing, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, during the holy month of Ramadan, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia May 4, 2020. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters
World+Biz

Saudi Arabia announces haj health measures for domestic pilgrims

Muslims pray at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in their holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 8, 2019/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Saudi faces perilous hajj call as virus spikes

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Coronavirus chronicle

Saudi Arabia considers limiting hajj pilgrims amid Covid-19 fears

General view of Kaaba at the Grand Mosque which is almost empty of worshippers, after Saudi authority suspended umrah (Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca) amid the fear of coronavirus outbreak, at Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia March 6, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Hajj cancellation wouldn't be the first

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Bangladesh

Hajj registration extended to Apr 8

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Economy

Southeast Bank holds meeting with Hajj agency owners