Five Bangladeshi nationals including four members of a family have been killed in a road crash in Saudi Arabia.
The deceased were identified as Mizanur Rahman, 42, his wife Meher Afroz Sumi, 30, their two-daughters—Mohna, 13 and Subah of Ramganj upazila and Hossain Mohammad Jilani alias Babo, 30 of Balakot area in the upazila.
Another daughter of Mizanur identified as Faiza Akter, 11 in undergoing treatment at a hospital in Saudi Arabia, said their family.
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Firoz Uddin Chowdhury, Officer-in-Charge of Ramganj Police Station, said the accident occurred around local time 3 am (Bangladesh time 11 pm) in Abha area of Saudi Arabia.
Baharul Alam, elder brother of Mizanur, said Mizanur had long been involved in hotel business in Saudi Arabia. On February 3, Mizanur along with his wife and three daughters went to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah.
They met the tragic accident while returning home after performing Umrah.