Nine Saudi fire victims’ bodies to arrive Thursday

The bodies of nine of the 16 Bangladeshi workers killed in a fire at a sofa factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will arrive in Bangladesh on Thursday.

The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment confirmed the information on Wednesday.

The bodies will be brought to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 4pm on Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG 340.

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury will be present at the airport to receive the bodies.

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