Dhaka, March 9 -- A pall of sorrow has descended over West Pekamara village in Katiadi Upazila, Kishoreganj, following the death of 35-year-old Bachhu Mia in a missile strike in Saudi Arabia.

A father of two daughters and son of Rais Uddin, Bachhu was working at a labour camp in Al-Kharj city when the facility was struck on Sunday evening, shortly before Iftar, amid intensifying regional tensions.

On Monday, Katiadi Upazila administrator Shamima Afroj Marliz and Katiadi Model Police Station chief Mahbubur Rahman visited the family to offer condolences.

"We have provided immediate financial assistance of Tk 15,000 to the family, and further support will be arranged," Marliz said, adding that authorities are taking steps to repatriate th...