Eight Bangladeshi workers killed in road accident in Oman

BSS
Published On: 08 Oct 2025, 22:13

DHAKA, Oct 8, 2025 (BSS) - Eight Bangladeshi expatriate workers were killed in a tragic road accident in Oman this afternoon while they were on their way to the sea for fishing. 

"Nine Bangladeshis, including the driver, were heading towards Dukum Sidra, about 650 kilometres from Muscat, in a microbus when the accident occurred," Asadul Haque, First Secretary (Labour) at the Bangladesh Embassy in Muscat told BSS over the phone this evening.

He said the vehicle collided with a large fishing container truck on the road, leaving eight Bangladeshi workers dead and the driver critically injured. The injured driver was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, Haque added.

He said the accident occurred around 3:00 pm (local time), and the injured driver was rushed to a nearby hospital.

The identities of the deceased are yet to be officially confirmed, but it is believed that most of them were from Sandwip upazila in Chattogram district, Haque added.

An official from the Bangladesh Embassy in Muscat has already reached the accident site to provide necessary assistance. The bodies of the deceased have been kept at different hospitals in the area.

The embassy will take necessary measures to send the bodies back to Bangladesh following due procedures, the labour official said.

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