The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Three Bangladeshi workers were burnt to death and seven others injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a labour camp in the Bahraini capital of Manama on November 7.

The dead were identified as Tota Mia alias Farooq, 40, and his brother Kadar Mia, 32, of Jagannathpur village, and Masud of Dhopatila village in Kamolganj upazila of Moulvibazar district.

The injured were given first aid at a hospital in Bahrain, said a handout yesterday. Meanwhile, Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury has instructed the Bangladesh Embassy in Manama to take initiatives for sending the bodies back home soon and realizing compensations from the company concerned for the families of the victims.

In a condolence message, Dr Iftekhar condoled the death of the three workers, prayed for salvation of the departed souls and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family members.