The body of a Bangladeshi migrant worker killed in a missile attack in the Middle East was repatriated to Dhaka on Monday, received at the airport by Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ariful Haque Chowdhury.

The remains of Abdullah Al Mamun arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 9:45 am local time aboard Saudi Airlines flight SV806 after he died from severe burn injuries sustained in the missile strike while working in Saudi Arabia. 

Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury was present on the tarmac to formally receive the body, a ministry press release said.

Speaking to reporters following the handover, Minister Chowdhury said the government had recorded seven Bangladeshi deaths linked to the Middle East conflict to date. 

"So far we have received information about the deaths of seven people due to the war in the Middle East. Of these, we have received the bodies of four, while one has been buried in Saudi Arabia with the consent of the deceased's family," he said.

The minister confirmed that the family of the deceased had been provided with immediate financial assistance by the Wage Earners' Welfare Board, including Tk 35,000 to cover funeral expenses and a further Tk 50,000 in cash relief. An additional grant of Tk 300,000 is to be disbursed as longer-term financial support.

According to the release, senior officials from multiple ministries were present at the airport for the repatriation, including Secretary of the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Md. Mokhtar Ahmed, Foreign Ministry Secretary Asad Alam Siam, Director General for Consular and Welfare Affairs at the Foreign Ministry Dewan Ali Ashraf, and Acting Director General of the Wage Earners' Welfare Board Dr. A.T.M. Mahbub-ul Karim.