The bodies of six of the nine Bangladesh nationals who were burnt to death in a fire at a furniture manufacturing factory in Riyadh on May 12 will be brought home Friday, reports UNB.
A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the bodies is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 3:00 pm.
Assistant director of Expatriates' Welfare Board Jahid Anwar said relatives of the victims have been asked to be present at the airport to receive the bodies.
He also said the bodies of three other Bangladeshi victims will reach home in a week.
Nine Bangladesh nationals among 11 were burnt to death in a fire that broke out in a furniture manufacturing factory at Shifa Sanaya in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 12.
Of the Bangladeshi victims, seven hailed from Comilla while one each from Noakhali and Madaripur.
They are Muhammad Jalal (36), son of Haji Rustom Ali, M Abdul Gaffar (35), son of Nurul Islam, M Selim (37), son of Ramjan Ali, Bahauddin (27), son of M Ismail Hossain, Nazir Hossain (32), son of Jamsher Ali, M Motiur Rahman (33), son of Abdul Karim and M Shah Alam (35), son of Habibur Rahman of Comilla, Zakir Hossain of Noakhali and Khorshed of Madaripur.
Of them, the bodies of Motiur, Selim, Jalal, Shah Alam, Zakir and Khorshed will be brought back home Friday.
Bodies of 6 B\\\'deshis arrive Friday
FE Team | Published: May 28, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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