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The body of a Bangladeshi worker killed in a missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has arrived in Bangladesh.
The deceased, Mohammad Shahed Ahmed, was killed in the attack on October 10, according to the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment.
His body was transported to Dhaka on a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Jeddah and arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday morning, October 23.
Shahed, a native of Madla village in Shahjahanpur upazila of Bogura, worked as a plumber for Saad Al Essa Contracting Company in Jeddah.
He was returning to his workplace via Riyadh when the attack took place.
The missile struck Terminal 3 of King Khalid International Airport at around 3:20pm local time on October 10, when passengers from Bangladesh and other countries were waiting at the terminal.
Two Bangladeshi nationals were among those killed in the attack.
The government had earlier said it would bear the cost of repatriating the bodies of the Bangladeshi victims.
According to the expatriates’ welfare ministry, Shahed’s employer deposited 27,395.62 Saudi riyals, equivalent to around Tk 900,000, with the Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh as his outstanding salary and service benefits.
The money will be distributed to his family through the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board.
Authorities are also coordinating assistance for Bangladeshi nationals injured in the attack.
