Bangladeshi migrant worker killed in Saudi crane accident

A Bangladeshi migrant worker has died in a workplace accident in Saudi Arabia.

Md Sheikh Farid Arju, who was from Noakhali’s Companyganj upazila, died on Saturday after falling from a crane, according to media reports.

The accident took place around 12pm local time at the al-Duwadimi town in Riyadh province, media reports quoted Abul Khair Sabuj, panel chairman of Char Hajari union, where Farid’s family lives.

“He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival,” Sabuj was quoted as saying.

Farid, the son of Char Hajari union resident Md Abdul Halim, had been working in Saudi Arabia for almost a year, according to Sabuj.