Minister receives body of expatriate worker at Dhaka airport
Published: 07 April 2026, 2:14:06
The body of Abdullah Al Mamun, a Bangladeshi worker who was killed in Saudi Arabia after being burnt in a missile attack during the Middle East war, has reached the country.
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury received the body at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 9:45am on Monday, after it arrived by a Saudi Airlines flight, according to a press release.
Briefing reporters after receiving the body, the minister said, “We have received information of seven deaths so far due to the war in the Middle East. Of those, we have received the bodies of four persons, while the body of one person was buried in Saudi Arabia with the consent of the family.”
He said the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board provided Tk35,000 for burial and Tk50,000 in cash to each deceased’s family immediately.
The minister said Tk3 lakh will be provided to each family as financial assistance.
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 were also present on the occasion.
