A young man from Noakhali, Md Rubel, 39, has been killed in a road accident in South Africa. He died on the spot at around 8pm Bangladesh time on Saturday (October 24) while returning from buying goods for a shop.
Rubel was the eldest son of the late Shah Alam of Chun Bepari Bari in Madhupur village, Ward 1 of Noakhali municipality.
His family and locals said Rubel went to South Africa in 2023 to earn a living. He worked in a shop owned by his cousin. On Saturday night he died at the scene of a road accident on his way back from buying goods for the shop.
His death has cast a pall of grief over his family and the area. Having lost the family’s only earner, his distraught relatives have asked the government for help to bring his body home.
Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Homaira Islam said she would look into the matter. Full support will be given, in consultation with the departments concerned, to bring the body home, she said.
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