Houthi attack allegedly kills Bangladeshi in Saudi Arabia

The government on Monday strongly condemned an aerial attack by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels that killed a Bangladeshi expatriate in Saudi Arabia a day earlier.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted a statement in this regard on its official Facebook page.

Md Shojib Hossain, 25, was killed on Sunday after a Houthi drone/ missile struck a Saudi Aramco facility at Al Khurais area of eastern Saudi Arabia, according to the foreign ministry.

He hailed from Cumilla district, the statement added.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses deep remorse and sorrow at the fatal attack, and also extends its earnest condolences to the grieving family and well-wishers, the statement read.

The Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia is coordinating with the relevant authorities in the kingdom and Dhaka to repatriate the victim’s body, the statement further read.

Shojib was the son of Chhoton Mia of Bagra village, Shashidal union, Brahmanpara upazila in Cumilla, confirmed Union Parishad Member Mohammad Mamun.

He went to Saudi Arabia a long time ago to earn decent living for his poverty-ridden family, and build a bright future for them, Mamun said.

The youth’s untimely death has brought great grief to the locality, the union parishad member added.