The identities of 26 Bangladeshis killed or injured in an attack attributed to Yemen’s Houthi armed group at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, have been confirmed, according to Bangladesh’s foreign affairs and expatriates’ welfare ministries.
Two Bangladeshis, Mohammad Shahed Ahmed and Mohammad Nasrullah Badarpuri, were killed in the attack, while 24 others sustained injuries.
Shahed Ahmed was from Madla village in Shahjahanpur upazila of Bogura district. He worked as a plumber for a Saudi contracting company’s project in Jeddah and held a valid residency permit, known as an iqama. He was travelling through Riyadh to return to his workplace in Jeddah after spending leave in Bangladesh following his brother’s death.
Nasrullah Badarpuri was from Badarpur village in Nangalkot upazila of Cumilla district. He had travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah and was waiting at the airport to travel from Riyadh to Jeddah.
24 Injured Receiving Treatment at Hospitals
The 24 injured Bangladeshis are receiving treatment at several hospitals across Saudi Arabia. Eleven are migrant workers employed in the country, while the other 13 were there on Umrah visas.
Three Bangladeshis — Hafez Hasan, Kazi Nurullah and Mohammad Omar Faruk — are being treated in the intensive care unit of King Abdullah Hospital. According to the Bangladesh embassy, their conditions were stable when its representatives met them.
Hasan, from Kamrangirchar in Dhaka, and Nurullah, from Ghatoura village in Brahmanbaria Sadar, had travelled to Saudi Arabia for Umrah. Both were waiting for connecting journeys to Jeddah. Faruk, a Saudi-based worker, was also at the airport to travel to his workplace.
Two others, Saffat Rahman and Mohammad Daudul Islam, are receiving treatment at Riyadh National Guard Hospital. Saffat, from Badarpur village in Naogaon’s Raninagar upazila, is unconscious, while Daudul is from Badarpur village in Cumilla’s Nangalkot upazila. Both had travelled for Umrah.
Mohammad Saidul Islam Sourav and Abul Mansur Mohammad Riaz Uddin are being treated at Riyadh Medical Hospital. Mohammad Abdullah is receiving treatment at Prince Sultan Military Hospital.
Three Bangladeshis — Arman Hossain, Mohammad and Faisal Ahmed Abdul Haque — are being treated at the Takhassusi branch of Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital. Arman had travelled for Umrah, while Mohammad and Faisal were employed in Saudi Arabia.
Other injured Bangladeshis are receiving treatment at Kingdom Hospital, King Fahad Medical City, Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Hospital, Esther Sanad Hospital, Sulaiman Fakih Hospital and the Al Sahafa branch of Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital.
Those receiving treatment at these facilities include Rafiq Mia, Ismail Hossain, Misbah Uddin Hira, Raihanul Islam, Salma Akter, Shahadat Hossain, Moshad Ahmed Saikat, Zahid Ahmed, Sobeh Sadek Mohammad Shahjahan Sarkar, Asadul Islam, Mohammad Jamal, Nazma Akter, Umair and Abdullah Kamil.
Further details about some of the injured remain unavailable or unconfirmed.
Embassy Monitoring the Injured
The Bangladesh embassy in Saudi Arabia is maintaining contact with hospitals and the injured to collect detailed information and ensure they receive appropriate medical care.
The attack has raised concerns over the safety of Bangladeshi migrant workers and pilgrims travelling through Saudi Arabia. Authorities are continuing to monitor the situation and provide assistance to those affected.
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