Dhaka, March 2 -- Missile and drone attacks have killed two Bangladeshis and injured seven others, the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday, outlining the impact of the escalating violence across parts of the Middle East.

"The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is deeply saddened to inform that two Bangladeshi nationals have lost their lives and seven others have sustained injuries due to missile and drone attacks in different parts of the Middle East," the statement said.

Detailing the incidents country by country, the ministry noted, "In the United Arab Emirates, Saleh Ahmed, a Bangladeshi national from Baralekha, Sylhet, tragically lost his life in Ajman after being struck by debris resulting from ...