Seven Bangladeshis, including four members of the same family from Chakaria in Cox’s Bazar, were killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia while returning from Madinah to Jeddah.
The accident occurred at around 2:00am on Saturday, according to family and local sources.
Among the deceased were Ziaur Rahman, a storekeeper at Al Abeer Cold Stores Trading Company, his two sons and daughter.
The other victims were the wife of Elias, a forklift operator at the company, and Alam Shah, another storekeeper working in Makkah, and his one-month-old daughter.
All four members of Ziaur Rahman’s family were from Chakaria.
The exact cause of the accident has not yet been established. The bodies have been kept at the morgue of a government hospital in Madinah.
The Bangladesh Consulate in Jeddah is working to identify the deceased and arrange for the repatriation of their bodies to Bangladesh.
Mohammad Sakhawat Hossain, consul general of the Bangladesh Consulate in Jeddah, confirmed the matter.
Shahin Delwar, Chakaria upazila nirbahi officer and executive magistrate, said they had learned about the incident and were making inquiries.
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