Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Seven Bangladeshi nationals were killed and six others injured in a road accident in Saudi Arabia early Saturday.

The accident took place around 2am on Saturday at a place called Al-Himnah while they were travelling from Madina to Jeddah, a senior official told UNB.

Of the seven deceased, four belonged to the family of Ziaur Rahman, two to the family of Alam Shah and one to the family of Elias.

Ziaur Rahman, his daughter Bushra and two sons, Yasir and Yazan, were killed in the accident. His wife Shakira was injured and is receiving treatment at Khulais General Hospital located northwest of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, while another daughter, Yusra, is undergoing treatment at King Abdulaziz Hospital in Jeddah.

The bodies of Z...