Bangladeshi killed in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon

A Bangladeshi expatriate was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon’s capital Beirut.

The incident took place in the Grazmiye area of Beirut on Saturday night (local time), according to the Bangladesh embassy in Beirut.

The deceased was identified as Mohammad Nizam Uddin, 31, son of Mohammad Abdul Quddus from the Khaira area in Kasba Upazila under Brahmanbaria as he possesses passport number EF0620043, the embassy reported.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Lebanon Air Vice Marshal Javed Tanveer Khan expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of the expatriate worker.

He extended condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul, honoring the deceased as a “remittance fighter” for his contribution to the economy of Bangladesh.

The deceased’s wife is in Lebanon and the Bangladesh Embassy is maintaining contact with her, said the foreign ministry.

“She has been informed that it will not be possible to bring the body back to Bangladesh due to the lack of available flights amid the ongoing conflict,” it said.