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Dhaka says 16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi factory fire

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10-08-2026 | 07:59

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Dhaka says 16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi factory fire

Bangladesh's foreign ministry said it was in "deep shock" on Monday, after reporting the deaths of 16 citizens in a sofa factory fire in Saudi Arabia the previous day.

The foreign ministry, in a statement on Monday, reported "the tragic deaths of 16 Bangladeshi nationals in a fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh."

Dhaka's Expatriates' Welfare Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury said that there was "constant communication" with local authorities through the Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia.

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