At least six Bangladeshis have been killed in a factory fire in Saudi Arabian city of Madina on Wednesday night.
Identities of five of the victims have been confirmed so far. They are: Mizanur Rahman, son of sultan Ahmed, and Md Arafat Hossain Manik, son of Sultan Ahmed -- both from Chattogram's Lohagara upazila; Ishak Mia, son of Jalal Ahmed, Abdul Aziz, son of Kabir Ahmed and Md Rafiq Uddin, son of Abu Gafur -- all three from Kutubjam, Maheshkhali in Cox's Bazar, according to a statement published today by the Bangladesh embassy in Saudi Arabia.
Bangladesh Consulate in Jeddah is trying to learn the identity of the sixth Bangladeshi victim.
According to the statement, a total of seven foreign workers, including six Bangladeshis, were killed in the fire at a sofa factory near Heraz Market, which is 25 kms from Madina city. Local fire department could not confirm the origin of the fire.
The bodies were kept at the morgue of King Fahad Hospital in Madina.
The Bangladesh Consulate in Jeddah is trying to repatriate the bodies and realise the compensation.
Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Javed Patwary, expressed deep condolence at the deaths of the Bangladeshi workers.
"We will make our highest efforts to realise the compensation," he said in the statement.
Bangladesh Labour Counsellor at the consulate in Jeddah has been instructed to collect details of the incident, contact the local police, administration and hospital authorities so that the dead bodies can be repatriated at the soonest.
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