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Body of Bangladeshi killed in missile attack in Iraq arrives home
The body of Bangladeshi migrant worker Mohammad Shraban, who was killed in a missile attack in Iraq, arrived in the country early Friday.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam received the body at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after a Turkish Airlines flight carrying the body landed at the airport at 4:45am, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Shraban, son of Mohammad Noli Mia of Bakultala village in Munshiganj Sadar upazila, had been working in Iraq's capital Baghdad for the past 10 years.
He was killed recently when a missile struck an area in Baghdad during the ongoing regional conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States, according to officials.
State Minister Shama Obaed expressed deep sorrow over the death and conveyed condolences to the bereaved family.
The repatriation of the body was coordinated by the Bangladesh Embassy in Baghdad.
Officials said the body was flown from Baghdad International Airport on May 27 aboard Turkish Airlines flight TK0843. After a transit in Türkiye, it was transported to Dhaka on flight TK0712.
On the completion of airport formalities, the body was handed over to the victim’s family.
The state minister also provided Tk 35,000 for transportation and burial expenses, along with a special grant of Tk 50,000 and other financial assistance due to the family.
Senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Wage Earners' Welfare Board were present at the airport during the handover process, reports UNB.