Two Bangladesh nationals die in a fire at Riyadh

A fire at the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh killed two Bangladesh nationals on Wednesday.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 18 Sept 2014, 07:31 AM
Updated : 18 Sept 2014, 07:31 AM

The Bangladesh embassy's second secretary (labour) Md Mizanur Rahman said that a fire broke out past midnight local time at a factory in Riyadh's Solai area.

The dead have been identified as Rabiul Islam from Jan Pratikula village of Comilla's Muradnagar Upazila and Iqbal Hossain from Chapitala village of the same Upazila.

The bodies have been kept at the Somasi Hospital, said the embassy official adding they have contacted the employers for compensation.