Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- The body of Md Shahed Ahmed, who was killed in a missile attack in Saudi Arabia, has arrived in Bangladesh.

A US-Bangla Airlines flight carrying his body from Jeddah landed at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:22am on Friday.

Shahed's loved ones received his body at the airport in the presence of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam.

His family received Tk 85,000 in immediate financial assistance through the Wage Earners' Welfare Board, including Tk 35,000 for burial and transportation expenses and a special grant of Tk 50,000, the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment said on Friday.

His employer, Saad Al-Essa Contracting Company, has also deposited 27,395 Saudi r...