Dhaka: The body of Abdullah Al Mamun, a Bangladeshi worker killed in Saudi Arabia due to a missile attack amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, has been repatriated to Bangladesh. Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury received the remains at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9:45 am, following its arrival on a Saudi Airlines flight.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury addressed reporters after receiving the body. He stated that seven Bangladeshi nationals have been confirmed dead as a result of the Middle East war. Of these, four bodies have been returned to Bangladesh, while one has been interred in Saudi Arabia with family consent.
The minister also disclosed that the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board provided Taka 35,000 for burial expenses and Taka 50,000 in cash to each deceased’s family immediately. Additionally, families will receive Taka 3 lakh as financial assistance.
Other officials present included Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Secretary Md Mokhtar Ahmed, Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam, Director General (Consular and Welfare) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dewan Ali Ashraf, and Acting Director General of the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board Dr ATM Mahbub-ul Karim.