Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- The bodies of the remaining seven of 16 Bangladeshi workers killed in a fire at a sofa factory in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh are being brought home.

They are due to arrive at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport at 8:05am on Saturday on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG-336), the expatriates' welfare ministry said on Friday, citing the foreign ministry and the Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh.

The blaze broke out on Aug 9 and killed 16 Bangladeshi workers at the spot. The bodies of nine were sent home in a first batch on Aug 27.

The other seven were too badly charred to be identified immediately, and DNA tests later confirmed their identities.

The embassy said all flights from Riyadh have been suspended since Oct 10, ...