Four Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims die in Saudi road crashes

FT ONLINE

Four Bangladeshi pilgrims died and nine others were injured in separate road accidents in Saudi Arabia.

The dead are Julhas, 50, Rashed, 65, Abul Bashar, 65, and Rashedul Islam Babu , 55.

The injured are SM Abul Khayer, 41, Tarif Irtija, 12, Momtahin Islam, 18, Mosatara Akter, 43, Nazmul, 39, and Shafiul Alam, 36.

The other three injured are Mustarina Akhtar, Muntahin Islam and Zarif Iftejar.

The road accidents occurred on Tuesday, according to family members and Bangladeshi migrants.

“We have received the news of the deaths in the accidents. We will take necessary steps to collect information,” said Maksudur Rahman, a hajj official at Bangladesh Consulate in Jeddah.