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The bodies of two of the four Bangladeshis killed in a fire at a gas chemical plant in Russia’s Amur region have arrived in Bangladesh.
The deceased have been identified as Zakir Hossain of Bhairab in Kishoreganj and Md Alal Hossain Raju of Gangni in Meherpur.
Their bodies were sent to Bangladesh from Moscow on a Turkish Airlines flight (TK-0712) on Tuesday, according to Mizanur Rahman, first secretary (labour) at the Bangladesh Embassy in Moscow.
The flight landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 5:10am on Wednesday.
The four Bangladeshis were killed in a fire that broke out on August 25 at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC), near the city of Svobodny in the Amur region.
Two days after the incident, the Bangladesh Embassy in Moscow confirmed the death of one Bangladeshi and reported another missing.
Later, another Bangladeshi, Abdul Quddus of Huglabaria in Pangsha upazila of Rajbari, died from his injuries.
Mahin Uddin of Narsingdi was the fourth Bangladeshi to die in the incident on Friday.
Mizanur Rahman said the bodies of Abdul Quddus and Mahin Uddin, currently at a Moscow hospital, may take another six to seven days to be repatriated after completion of the necessary procedures.
A total of 36 Bangladeshis were injured in the fire. Four have died, while one remains hospitalised in critical condition. The others have been discharged and returned home, according to the embassy official.
Mohammad Shahidul Islam, deputy assistant director of the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board’s welfare desk at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, told bdnews24.com that relatives received the two bodies after their arrival.
The Wage Earners’ Welfare Board provided Tk 35,000 to the families of each deceased worker to cover burial and ambulance expenses.