A Bangladeshi Umrah pilgrim, Md Nasrullah, 45, was killed in a Houthi attack targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nasrullah, from Badarpur village in Dhalua union of Nangalkot upazila in Cumilla, had travelled to Saudi Arabia with a 45-member group to perform Umrah.
News of his death in the airport attack in the Saudi capital reached his village, plunging his family and locals into grief.
Nasrullah is survived by his parents, wife, two sons, and a daughter.
His eldest son, Jamil, aged eight, is a student in the Hifz department at Jamia Arabia Rabiul Ulum Madrasa.
Nasrullah’s younger brother, Md Atiqullah, said they were anxious about the future of his brother’s wife and three young children.
He plead for government assistance to repatriate Nasrullah’s body and take responsibility for his family.
Nasrullah’s father, Mohammad Ullah, broken by the loss of his son, also urged the government to help bring the body back home for final rites.
Meanwhile, Nasrullah’s paternal cousin from a neighbouring house, Daudul Islam, who accompanied the same Umrah group, was injured in the attack.
Expressing deep concern over his son’s condition, Daudul’s father, Maulana Muhibullah, requested the Saudi government’s cooperation to ensure advanced medical treatment for his son in Saudi Arabia.
Addressing repatriation efforts, Nangalkot Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Abu Raihan assured that the upazila administration will provide all necessary cooperation to bring Nasrullah’s body back to Bangladesh.
