Flight shortage hinders Nizam’s return: Ministry

Mohammad Nizam Uddin, a Bangladeshi expatriate worker, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. Due to the unavailability of flights, it is not currently possible to repatriate his body to Bangladesh, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Kamrul Islam Bhuiyan, Senior Information Officer at the ministry, confirmed the news on Sunday (November 3).

He said that a Bangladeshi national was killed in an airstrike in Lebanon. Nizam Uddin's wife is currently in Lebanon, and the Bangladesh Embassy has been in contact with her. She has been informed that, amid the ongoing conflict, it is not currently possible to bring his body back to Bangladesh due to flight unavailability. 

In a condolence message, the Bangladesh Embassy in Beirut, said, “With deep sorrow, it is being announced that Bangladeshi expatriate remittance warrior Mohammad Nizam, aged 31 years and 11 months (passport number: EF0620043), was killed in an airstrike on November 2, 2024 (Saturday), at 3:23 PM, while at a coffee shop on his way to work in the Hazmieh area of Beirut.”

The Bangladesh Ambassador to Lebanon, Air Vice Marshal Jabed Tanveer Khan, expressed profound sorrow over Mohammad Nizam Uddin's death, prayed for the forgiveness of his departed soul, and extended heartfelt condolences to the grieving family members.