The bodies of five Bangladeshi expatriates who died in a road accident in Qatar’s Shahaniya area arrived at Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Tuesday morning. The accident occurred on June 21, resulting in the deaths of five workers from different villages in Sylhet’s Kanaighat upazila.

According to the Labour Welfare Wing, the bodies were sent from Hamad International Airport on Monday night at 10:15 p.m. local time via Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-226. The flight landed in Sylhet at 6:50 a.m. on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Abdul Kadir of Gachbari village, Mustak Ahmed Afnan and Jubayer Ahmed of Majhtaluk village, Jasim Uddin of Agataluk village, and Jibal Ahmed of Amorpur village.

The Bangladesh embassy confirmed that the repatriation process was arranged with financial support from the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board.