Two Bangladeshi workers were killed on Friday in Libya when their taxi got caught in a gunfight near the port city of Bengazi.
The victims were identified as Abdul Kalam of Barguna and Shafiqur Rahman of Pirojpur, Ahsan Kibria Siddiqui, first secretary at the Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli, told the Dhaka Tribune over phone yesterday.
“Our local representatives have seen the dead bodies,” Ahsan said.
The men worked as cleaners at a company named Sharikat Kazi in Bengazi, about 650 kilometres east of Tripoli.
Ahsan said the duo were going to Bengazi city in a taxi cab during the weekly holiday on Friday. The taxi was caught in a gunfight between two local groups, and the men, along with the cab driver, were shot dead at the scene.
“I am trying to take permission to visit the deceased and hope to go by Monday,” the embassy official said, adding, “We are trying to send the dead bodies home.”
In reply to a question, Ahsan said: “We have to try to realise compensation from the company.”
He also said the law and order situation in Libya has deteriorated, and such incidents take place at times. Around 40,000 Bangladeshis are now working in Libya.
