5 of a family from Lakshmipur killed in Saudi Arabia road accident

Five of a family, including a one-and-a-half-year-old girl, from Lakshmipur’s Ramganj upazila were killed early today in a road accident while travelling from Makkah to Abha after performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia.

The victims are Mizanur Rahman, 45, of Panchrukhi village; his wife Farzana Yasmin, 30; and their daughters Meher Afroz Sumi, 10, Faiza Islam, 8, and 18-month-old Farjin Nur, confirmed family members and police.

Firoz Uddin Chowdhury, officer-in-charge of Ramganj Police Station, said the accident took place approximately around 11:00pm (Saudi time) on Sunday (3:00am Bangladesh time today) in the Taif region of Saudi Arabia.

Along with the five deaths, four others, including the driver, were injured and were in a critical condition in the ICU of a Saudi hospital, said the OC.

​Baharul Alam, younger brother of the deceased Mizanur, said his brother was involved in hotel business in Abha, Saudi Arabia, for the past 20 years. On February 3, his wife and three daughters travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah with him.

Mizanur, his wife, and their three daughters died on the spot, he said, adding that Mizan’s friend, Md Titu, called him around 3:15am today (Bangladesh time) and confirmed the news.

OC Firoz said police will cooperate with the family in bringing the bodies back to the country.