Bangladesh, July 10 -- Twelve Bangladeshi nationals have been killed amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, while 186 Bangladeshis have so far been repatriated from Iran, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury told Parliament on Thursday.Executive Branch

Responding during a parliamentary session chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, the minister said the returnees included 12 women and eight children. Their repatriation was financed by the Wage Earners' Welfare Board.

Discover more Bangladesh Market Reports News Website Advertising Demographics Giving details of the deaths, Ariful said five Bangladeshis were killed in Lebanon, three in Saudi Arabia, two in the United Arab Emirates, one in Iraq ...