March 29, 2023 4:24 PM

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13 Bangladeshi pilgrims killed in bus accident in Saudi Arabia, 18 injured

<span style="color: #222222;">The death toll of Bangladesh nationals from Monday's bus crash in Saudi Arabia rose to 13. The bus carrying pilgrims met with an accident in the Abha district of Asir province. Close to two dozen people were injured when the bus they were travelling in hit a bridge, overturned and caught fire leading to the deaths and injuries.<br />''<br />''A total of 25 people were killed in the accident out of which 13 have been identified as Bangladesh nationals while four migrants are  still missing.<br />''<br />''Expressing grief at the accident, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of Bangladesh said that a total of 47 pilgrims were travelling to the holy city of Makkah when the accident took place. Thirty five people on the bus were migrants from Bangladesh  workers, said the MoFA statement. MoFA is working to bring back the bodies of the persons killed in the accident.</span>

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