16 Bangladeshi nationals killed in Riyadh sofa factory fire

16
Ba gladeshi
atio als
killed
i
Riyadh
sofa
facto y
fi e

At
least
16
Ba gladeshi
atio als
we e
killed
i
a
fi e
at
a
sofa
facto y
i
the
Musa
Sa aiya
a ea
of
Riyadh,
Saudi
A abia,
Ba gladesh’s
mi ist y
of
fo eig
affai s
said
o
Mo day.
The
mi ist y
exp essed
deep
g ief
ove
the
deaths
a d
offe ed
co dole ces
to
the
victims’
families.I
a
stateme t,
the
mi ist y
exp essed
its
“hea tfelt
co dole ces”
ove
the
i cide t,
which
took
place
o
Su day,
a d
assu ed
the
families
of
the
deceased
of
its
full
suppo t
a d
solida ity
du i g
the
difficult
pe iod
of
loss.”The
Ho ou able
Fo eig
Mi iste
a d
Ho ou able
Mi iste
of
State
fo
Fo eig
Affai s
have
exp essed
deep
g ief
a d
hea tfelt
co dole ces
ove
the
t agic
loss
of
16
Ba gladeshi
atio als
i
a
devastati g
fi e
at
a
sofa
facto y
i
Riyadh,
Saudi
A abia,
yeste day,”
the
stateme t
ead.”They
exte ded
thei
p ofou d
sympathy
to
the
be eaved
family
membe s
of
the
deceased
Ba gladeshi
atio als
a d
assu ed
them
of
sta di g
by
thei
side
du i g
this
i epa able
loss
a d
time
of
so ow,”
it
added.The
fi e
epo tedly
b oke
out
at
a ou d
3:30
pm
(local
time)
o
Su day
at
a
sofa
facto y
i
Kho dam
city,
Riyadh,
befo e
sp eadi g
apidly.The
mi ist y
said
officials
f om
the
Ba gladesh
Embassy
i
Riyadh
eached
the
sce e
afte
eceivi g
i fo matio
about
the
i cide t
a d
we e
coo di ati g
with
Saudi
autho ities
to
ide tify
the
victims
a d
complete
the
ecessa y
fo malities
fo
epat iati g
the
bodies.

The
embassy
said
it
was
also
wo ki g
to
gathe
detailed
i fo matio
about
the
i cide t
a d
p ovide
assista ce
to
those
affected.”It
is
with
deep
eg et
that
we
epo t
the
casualties
amo g
expat iate
Ba gladeshis
followi g
a
t agic
fi e
i
the
Musa
Sa aiya
a ea
of
Riyadh.
Upo
eceivi g
ews
of
the
i cide t,
a
delegatio
f om
the
Ba gladesh
Embassy
i
Riyadh
p omptly
a ived
at
the
sce e
a d
bega
gathe i g
detailed
i fo matio .
The
Embassy
is
taki g
all
ecessa y
measu es–i cludi g
co fi mi g
the
ide tities
of
the
deceased,
completi g
legal
fo malities,
a d
p ovidi g
comp ehe sive
assista ce
to
the
affected
i dividuals–i
acco da ce
with
di ectives
f om
the
highest
levels
of
the
gove me t,”
the
Embassy
of
Ba gladesh
i
Riyadh
said
i
a
stateme t.