Body of another expatriate returns home

The body of Abdullah Al Mamun, a Bangladeshi expatriate who was killed in a missile attack amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, has returned home.

His body arrived at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport aboard a Saudia Airlines flight at 9:45am on Monday, the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment said in a press release.

The bodies of four expatriate Bangladeshis killed in the conflict have now arrived in the country. Mamun hails from Mymensingh's Gafargaon Upazila.

Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury received the body of at the airport. The father of the deceased was also present at the time.

After receiving the body, the minister told reporters: "We have received news of the deaths of seven people so far due to the war in the Middle East. Of these, we have received the bodies of four, and the body of one was buried in Saudi Arabia with the consent of the family."

The minister said that the Wage Earners Welfare Board has provided the deceased's family with Tk 35,000 for burial costs and another Tk 50,000 in immediate cash. In addition, Tk 300,000 will be provided as financial assistance.

The body of expatriate Bangladeshi named SM Tarek, who was killed in a missile attack in Bahrain, arrived in Dhaka last Friday.    �"bdnews24