A joint namaz-e-janaza was held today (28 August) for seven victims of the Riyadh sofa factory fire who hailed from Naogaon district.
The janaza was held at the Molla Azad Memorial College ground in Atrai upazila around 10:15am.
The bodies were later handed over to the families of the deceased, who took them to their respective villages for burial.
Earlier, the bodies of nine Bangladeshi nationals who died in the Saudi Arabia fire arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 4:00pm yesterday (27 August). Seven of the deceased were from Atrai upazila of Naogaon.
At least 16 Bangladeshis were killed in a fire at a sofa factory in Saudi Arabia on 9 August.
With assistance from the local administration, the bodies were taken to Atrai around 1:30am on Friday. The bodies, kept in hearses, remained on the Atrai Police Station premises until morning.
The deceased were identified as Md Farid, son of Moin Uddin of Udonpai village; Rubel Pramanik, son of Saidur Rahman; Mohan Ali; Sumon Ali; Kalimuddin, son of Bazlur Rahman; Sohel Rana, son of Badal Tarafdar of Dubai village; and Abdul Jalil Sardar, son of Tamez Uddin Sardar of Parkasunda village.
Naogaon-6 MP Sk Md Rejaul Islam, Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Saiful Islam, Additional Superintendent of Police Mohammad Monirul Islam, Atrai Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Moniruzzaman, Officer-in-Charge of Atrai Police Station Mahbub Alam and local residents attended the janaza.
After the prayer, the bodies were handed over to the relatives, who left for their respective villages.
Naogaon-6 MP Rejaul said the families of the deceased had received assistance from the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board.
“The government will continue to support the families. The process of bringing the remaining bodies back to the country is also underway,” he said.
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