Till now, it is not known whether there is any Bangladeshi among the 453 dead people in the stampede at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual hajj pilgrimage.

First Secretary of Bangladesh Consulate in Mecca, Azizur Rahman, who is now waiting outside the Mina Hospital, said this to NTV Online over phone.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs MD Shahriar Alam MP in his Facebook status at about 4:30pm wrote, ‘It seems the death toll is rising, it is more than 300 so far. Innalliahe.........One of our officers is in Mina hospital. Bodies arriving at hospital and authority wouldn't let anyone in. We will update families as soon as hospital authority releases information. Our hotline at Mina +966537375859 and +966509360082.’

At least 453 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a stampede at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual hajj pilgrimage, Saudi authorities said.

At least 719 others were injured in the crush, which occurred when two large groups of pilgrims arrived together at a crossroads on Street 204 at the camp city at Mina, a few kilometres east of Mecca, the Saudi civil defence said.

The pilgrimage, the world's largest annual gathering of people, has been the scene of deadly disasters in the past, including stampedes, tent fires and riots.