Dhaka, April 29 -- A young man from Sherpur's Jhenaigati Upazila has been killed in a road accident in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The dead, 21-year-old Md Rony Mia, was the son of Md Abdur Razzaq from Dighirpar village.

He died on Apr 21, and his body is currently being kept at the Al-Hayat Medical Hospital in Saudi Arabia.

His elder brother Md Moniruzzaman filed an application with the Wage Earners' Welfare Board seeking the body's repatriation on Tuesday.

Rony's life was marked by a persistent struggle to support his family through overseas employment.

Moniruzzaman, a college lecturer, shared that Rony first went to Saudi Arabia as a food delivery rider in 2024.

He, however, was forced to return home just two months later after being i...