A Bangladeshi expatriate from Cumilla’s Brahmanpara upazila was killed in a missile strike in Dubai’s Fujairah Dibba area on Wednesday morning, April 1, 2026. The attack occurred amid the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran in the Middle East. The victim, identified as Shah Alam Bhuiya, 50, was the second son of Hanif Bhuiya from Jiruin village under Sahebabad Union. According to sources among expatriates in Dubai and the victim’s family, the missile struck while he was on his way to work.

Witnesses reported that sirens sounded in the area as people ran for cover before the missile hit. The incident has cast a shadow of grief over the expatriate Bangladeshi community in Dubai and among residents of Shah Alam’s home village in Brahmanpara, Cumilla.

Local reports described widespread mourning in the victim’s village following news of his death, as relatives and neighbors expressed shock over the tragedy.