Dhaka, April 11 -- The family of Depali Akter, a 34-year-old Bangladeshi migrant worker killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, has appealed to the government to bring her body back home for burial.

Depali, a resident of East Shalepur village in Faridpur's Charbhadrasan Upazila, succumbed to her injuries at a local hospital after being severely wounded in a bombing on Wednesday evening.

The Bangladesh Embassy in Lebanon confirmed her death in a condolence message on Friday.

"I just want to see my sister's face one last time," said Laizu Begum, Depali's younger sister.

"We urge the government to make arrangements to bring her body back."

The fourth of five siblings, Depali's life was defined by a relentless fight against poverty. ...