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7 Bangladeshis burnt dead in Saudi Arabia

Seven Bangladeshi expatriates have been burnt to death in a fire that broke out at a sofa factory in Medina of Saudi Arabia.  

Mohammad Mohsin Hossen, Legal Assistant of Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh, confirmed the incident on Wednesday night. 

Of the deceased, two were identified as Mizan and his brother Arafat, hailed from Chattogram.

The reason behind the fire could not be known yet.

According to the witnesses, the fire broke out at the factory early Wednesday (local time).