CHANDPUR, June 14 (UNB): Three Bangladeshi migrant workers were killed in a road accident while travelling to the construction site where they work in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
The dead are Sabuj Chowkidar (38), son of Jamal Chowkidar at Paschim Bishkatali village in Faridganj upazila of Chandpur, Md Sabbir (21), son of Md Ismail Chayal at Charbhanga village of Haimchar upazila and Md Rifat (20), son of Delwar Hossain at Kamalapur village of Algi North union.
The accident occurred around 9:00 am (local time) on Thursday when they were going to the work from Afif, a city in Saudi Arabia.
Jamal Chowkidar, father of victim Sabuj Chowkidar, said they received information about the accident at 4:00 pm on Thursday.
Later, they were taken to a local hospital where doctors declared three people, including Sabuj dead around 10:00 pm, he said quoting relatives staying in Saudi Arabia.
Sabuj was driving the car at the time of the accident, he added.
He also said his son Sabuj went to Saudi Arabia about 18 years back. He had visited the country several times. Sabuj has a wife and two daughters.
They have also been taken to Saudi Arabia several times on travel visas. Two weeks ago, he took his wife and children to Saudi Arabia again. They are still in there.
Rifat's father Delwar Hossain said he spoke with his son a few days ago. "My son promised to celebrate the Eid with us but it remained unfulfilled", he mourned.
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