Dhaka, April 16 -- A Bangladeshi migrant worker has died in a road accident in Saudi Arabia, with his family learning of the tragedy nearly 20 days after it occurred.

The dead, 24-year-old Farid Sardar, was from South Balithuba village in Chandpur's Faridganj Upazila.

His father said Farid died in a road accident in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, on Mar 24.

However, the family remained unaware due to a breakdown in communication.

Farid had travelled to Saudi Arabia about two and a half years ago and had been working at a coffee house.

Contact with him was reportedly lost from Mar 24 onwards, and repeated efforts to reach him failed.

The family received news of his death on Wednesday afternoon through a phone call from Saudi Arabia, the ...