Cumilla, Oct. 11 -- Mufti Md Nasrullah Badrpuri of Nangalkot upazila in Cumilla was killed in a Houthi missile attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia while on a trip to perform Umrah.

A pall of grief has descended on a family at Badrpur village of the upazila.

His death has left his family devastated, while relatives, neighbours and residents of the entire area remain in shock.

The family members were inconsolable following the loss of their loved one and urged the authorities to take steps to bring his body back home to Bangladesh.

On Saturday a missile strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh reportedly left 12 people dead and at least 309 others injured.

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