Ripon Mia, a 37-year-old expatriate from Gobindashree Bodda village in Madan upazila of Netrakona, was killed in a road accident near Madinah, Saudi Arabia. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. Saudi time on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, when a freight truck hit the taxi he was traveling in from Ambo to Fail city. His death was confirmed on Saturday by his younger brother Shamim Ahmed, who also works in Saudi Arabia. The accident left the taxi driver seriously injured.
Family sources said Ripon had gone to Saudi Arabia in October of the previous year to improve his family’s financial condition and secure a better future for his children. He had been working in Ambo city but was traveling to visit acquaintances when the accident occurred. Before the crash, he had performed evening prayers in Madinah and spoken to his parents via video call.
The news of his death has cast deep sorrow over his family and community in Netrakona. His father, Bachchu Mia, urged the government to take steps to bring his son’s body home quickly.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, মদন (নেত্রকোনা) প্রকাশ : ২৪ মে ২০২৬, ১১: ০০আপডেট : ২৪ মে ২০২৬, ১১: ১০ নেত্রকোনার মদন উপজেলার রিপন মিয়া (৩৭) নামের এক প্রবাসী যুবক সৌদি আরবে সড়ক দুর্ঘটনায় নিহত হয়েছেন। তিনি উপজেলার গোবিন্দশ্রী বড্ডা গ্রামের খ্রিষ্টান বাড়ির বাচ্চু মিয়
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