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16 Bangladeshi Workers Die in Factory Fire in Saudi Arabia: Reports
16 Bangladeshi Workers Die in Factory Fire in Saudi Arabia: Reports
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Sixteen Bangladeshi workers have been killed in a fire that broke out at a factory in Riyadh, Al-Ghad newspaper reported on Monday, citing local officials. 10.08.2026, Sputnik India
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The fire broke out on Sunday at a factory engaged in producing sofas, the report said.Bangladeshi Minister of Labor and Employment Ariful Haque Choudhury ordered to speed up the process and to provide assistance to the families of the deceased, the newspaper said.There are about 3.5 million Bangladeshi nationals working in Saudi Arabia, Al-Ghad reported, adding that in 2025, Bangladeshi workers had transferred over $2.7 billion from Saudi Arabia to their home country.
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16 Bangladeshi Workers Die in Factory Fire in Saudi Arabia: Reports
Sixteen Bangladeshi workers have been killed in a fire that broke out at a factory in Riyadh, Al-Ghad newspaper reported on Monday, citing local officials.
The fire broke out on Sunday at a
factory engaged in producing sofas, the report said.
The Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry said it was investigating the incident, adding that the Bangladeshi embassy in Riyadh was in touch with the Saudi authorities to arrange the transportation of bodies back to their homeland, according to the report.
Bangladeshi Minister of Labor and Employment Ariful Haque Choudhury ordered to speed up the process and to provide assistance to the families of the deceased, the newspaper said.
There are about 3.5 million Bangladeshi nationals working in Saudi Arabia, Al-Ghad reported, adding that in 2025, Bangladeshi workers had transferred over $2.7 billion from Saudi Arabia to their home country.
