[🇧🇩] Fate of Bangladeshis In The Middle East Amid Iran-Israel war

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Bangladeshi national among two killed after projectile fell on residential location in Saudi Arabia

Two people have died and 12 injured after a projectile fell on a residential location in Saudi Arabia's Al-Kharj city on Sunday, the Saudi Civil Defense said. The two people killed were of Indian and Bangladeshi nationalities, it added in a post on X. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said earlier on S

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Bangladeshi national among two killed after projectile fell on residential location in Saudi Arabia

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Mar 09, 2026 00:31
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Mar 09, 2026 00:31

Smoke rises above the city, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mar 5, 2026. Photo : REUTERS/File

Two people have died and 12 injured after a projectile fell on a residential location in Saudi Arabia's Al-Kharj city on Sunday, the Saudi Civil Defense said.

The two people killed were of Indian and Bangladeshi nationalities, it added in a post on X.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said earlier on Sunday that they targeted radar systems in locations including Saudi's Al-Kharj, according to Reuters.

The 12 injured in the incident were all Bangladeshi, CNN reports.​

 

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Bangladeshis’ death toll from ME war reaches 4, Dubai migrant’s body arrives home

The body of a Bangladeshi migrant killed in a missile strike in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates amid the ongoing Middle East conflict arrived in Bangladesh on Monday when the government confirmed one more death in Saudi Arabia raising the...

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Bangladeshis’ death toll from ME war reaches 4, Dubai migrant’s body arrives home
Rashad Ahamad 10 March, 2026, 00:29

A relative wails after the body of Ahmed Ali, killed in an Iranian missile strike in Dubai recently, reaches Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Monday. | New Age photo

The body of a Bangladeshi migrant killed in a missile strike in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates amid the ongoing Middle East conflict arrived in Bangladesh on Monday when the government confirmed one more death in Saudi Arabia raising the total number of Bangladeshi nationals killed in the war to four.

Government officials said that at least 14 others Bangladeshis were injured in the war until Monday.

The deceased, Ahmed Ali, a resident of Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar, was also known as Saleh Ahmed. He was killed in an Iranian missile strike in Dubai on March 2.

State minister for expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment Nurul Hoque and state minister for foreign affairs Shama Obaed Islam received the body at the Dhaka airport.

Iran launched the strikes following large-scale attacks on its territory by the United States and Israel on February 28. The hostilities continued on Monday as at least 1,200 people were killed and scores others were injured.

Bangladesh government on Monday confirmed that in a latest strike two Bangladeshis were killed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

The deceased were Bacchu Mia from Katiadi in Kishoreganj and Mosharraf Hossain from Shakhipur in Tangail.

Earlier, Bangladeshi nationals killed in the conflict were Mohammad Tarek, a resident of Azimpur at Sandwip of Cox’s Bazar who died in Bahrain and Ahmed Ali, whose body arrived from Dubai.

Expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury on Monday said that the government would bring back all the bodies of the deceased migrants as quickly as possible.

Officials said that at least 14 Bangladeshi nationals had so far been injured in different Middle Eastern countries during the conflict. Many of them were undergoing treatment at the hospitals in the respective countries.

The Gulf Arab countries remain the most common overseas employment destinations for Bangladeshis, with more than six million nationals working there over the decades, said the foreign ministry.

However, the real number of migrant workers much higher in the Middle East countries, estimated migration experts.

In Kuwait, four Bangladeshi nationals — Aminul Islam from Nabinagar in Brahmanbaria, Rabiul Islam from Sathia in Pabna, Masudur Rahman from Begumganj in Noakhali and Dulal Miah from Chandina in Cumilla — were injured in a drone strike near a civilian airport.

Ariful Haque Chowdhury said that Bangladeshi missions in the affected countries had been instructed to provide necessary support and treatment to the injured migrants.

He added that the government was ready to extend assistance to migrant workers wherever necessary.

The Bangladesh government on Monday again condemned the attacks and the loss of lives, reiterating that it would prioritise ensuring the safety of its nationals abroad.

‘Bangladesh strongly condemns all such attacks that result in the loss of innocent lives and calls upon all parties concerned to exercise maximum restraint. It urges the international community to take urgent and effective measures to de-escalate the situation and prevent further loss of life,’ the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement.

New Age’s staff correspondent in Sylhet reports: expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury handed over the body of Ahmed Ali to his family after it reached Sylhet Osmani International Airport.

Earlier, the body arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at about 8:20am on an Emirates Airlines flight. It was later transported to Sylhet by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.

Sylhet divisional commissioner Md Reza-Un-Nabi, Sylhet range deputy inspector general of police Md Mushfequr Rahman, Sylhet deputy commissioner Md Sarower Alam and Sylhet Metropolitan Police commissioner Abdul Quddus Chowdhury, among others, were present at the airport.

Ahmed Ali, who worked as a water-tank driver, had been living in Dubai for about 35 years, his cousin Kamal Ahmed told journalists.

‘His two younger brothers — Zakir Hossain and Burhan Uddin — also work there. They informed the family members in Bangladesh about the incident,’ he said.

Bangladesh missions in the affected countries urged migrant workers to follow the instructions of local authorities and seek assistance from the missions, if necessary.​

 

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Nine more Bangladeshis injured in ME war

Nine more Bangladeshi nationals have been injured in the continuing conflict in the Middle East, raising the number of injured migrants to 23, while at least four Bangladeshis have been killed since the war began on February 28.

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Nine more Bangladeshis injured in ME war
Staff Correspondent 14 March, 2026, 01:27

Nine more Bangladeshi nationals have been injured in the continuing conflict in the Middle East, raising the number of injured migrants to 23, while at least four Bangladeshis have been killed since the war began on February 28.

The expatriates’ welfare ministry said on Friday that two of the injured were in critical condition in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Earlier, on Monday, the government confirmed the deaths of four Bangladeshis and injuries to 14 others in five Gulf countries.

Officials of the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board said that Abdullah Al Mamun, one of the injured in Saudi Arabia, suffered 72 per cent burns in a missile strike and remained in critical condition.

Another victim, Anik Miah, was also in critical condition and undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit in the same country, they said.

In Saudi Arabia, 10 Bangladeshis were injured and two were killed in attacks.

The other two Bangladeshi nationals killed in the conflict died in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

Iran launched the strikes following large-scale attacks on its territory by the United States and Israel on February 28. Hostilities continued on Friday, with at least 1,300 people reportedly killed and many others injured across the region.

The body of Ahmed Ali, also known as Saleh Ahmed, a resident of Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar, who was killed in an Iranian missile strike in Dubai on March 2, arrived in Bangladesh.

The other Bangladeshis killed in the conflict were Mohammad Tarek, a resident of Azimpur at Sandwip of Chattogram, who died in Bahrain, and Bacchu Mia from Katiadi in Kishoreganj and Mosharraf Hossain from Shakhipur in Tangail, both of whom died in Saudi Arabia.

Expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury said that the government was working to bring back the bodies of all the deceased migrants as quickly as possible.

He also assured that the injured Bangladeshis would receive necessary treatment abroad.

The Gulf countries remain the most common overseas employment destinations for Bangladeshis, with more than six million nationals working there over the decades, according to the foreign ministry.

Migration experts, however, estimate that the actual number of Bangladeshi migrant workers in the Middle East is significantly higher.​