A Bangladeshi national was killed after shrapnel from a drone interception fell on a farm in the Al Rifaa area of the United Arab Emirates, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
Fujairah Government Media Office said the UAE’s air defence systems intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over the emirate. Following the interception, debris landed on a farm in the Al-Rifa’a area.
The impact killed one Bangladeshi citizen, officials confirmed.
UAE authorities urged the public to rely only on official sources for information. They warned that spreading rumours or unverified reports could create unnecessary panic.
Emergency and security teams remain at the scene. They continue to monitor the situation and ensure safety in the surrounding area.
Earlier, two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and seven others sustained injuries due to missile and drone attacks in different parts of the Middle East.
In the UAE, Saleh Ahmed, a Bangladeshi national from Baralekha, Sylhet, lost his life in Ajman after being struck by debris resulting from an aerial attack on a civilian installation on 1 March.
On 8 March, two people, a Bangladeshi and an Indian, were killed and 12 others injured in a missile strike in central Saudi Arabia, the country’s civil defence agency reported on X.
In the State of Kuwait, four Bangladeshi nationals, Aminul Islam from Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria; Rabiul Islam from Sathia, Pabna; Masudur Rahman from Begumganj, Noakhali; and Dulal Miah from Chandina, Cumilla, sustained injuries following a drone attack in the vicinity of the civilian airport.
