No less than 16 Bangladeshi expats had been killed after a hearth erupted at manufacturing unit in Riyadh on Sunday, August 9, the Bangladeshi Ministry of Overseas Affairs confirmed.
Authorities are at present engaged on figuring out the victims who misplaced their lives on the couch manufacturing manufacturing unit in Saudi’s Musa Sanaia, after which they are going to be repatriated to their house nation.
Quickly after the tragic incident happened, embassy officers rushed to the location and started accumulating info. In an announcement, the embassy confirmed it was working carefully with related Saudi Arabia authorities to finish all formalities.
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The mission is at present involved with the victims’ households to determine their family members whereas finishing all authorized processes and supply help beneath the federal government’s directions.
After all of the formalities, the our bodies can be repatriated to Bangladesh with the households’ consent.
“The Overseas Minister and Overseas Secretary have expressed deep condolences and provided heartfelt sympathy to the households of the deceased Bangladeshi residents within the tragic hearth incident at a settee manufacturing manufacturing unit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia yesterday,” mentioned the Ministry of Overseas Affairs in an announcement.
“The Ministry of Overseas Affairs is constantly monitoring the state of affairs and offering help accordingly.”
Round seven million Bangladeshis work abroad — the bulk within the Center East, in accordance with AFP. Reviews in Saudi media estimate that over three million Bangladeshi nationals reside within the kingdom.
Dhaka’s Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury mentioned that there was “fixed communication” with native authorities by the Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia.
“Officers have been instructed to make sure the speedy repatriation of the our bodies of the deceased expatriates and to safe all crucial authorities help and compensation for his or her households,” he added.
Final yr, 45 Indian pilgrims died within the nation after being concerned in a lethal bus crash on November 16. The group was travelling from Makkah to Madinah when their bus collided with an oil tanker almost 25km earlier than Madinah, inflicting an explosion that engulfed the automobile inside minutes.
