Two Bangladeshi migrant workers were killed in an accident while working at a construction site in northern Bahrain on Thursday.
The Interior Ministry of Bahrain identified the victims as Younus Sikder, 37, the son of Kamaluddin, and Billal Hossain, 32, the son of Hossain Mia.
Mohsin Chowdhury, director of the Expatriates’ Welfare Board, said the migrants were killed when a crane hit a cement wall and it collapsed on them.
He also said further details about the victims’ identities could not be found.
According to a report by the Daily Tribune, a local newspaper, the accident took place at Hidd’s industrial area.
The Bangladeshi workers were killed on the spot, the report said.
Quoting sources, the report also said Billal and Younus were working illegally in Bahrain.
Md Mohidul Islam, labour counsellor at Bangladesh mission in Bahrain, was working to send the dead bodies back home, Mohsin added.
“Although the migrants had overstayed in Bahrain, we hope the company will provide compensation as they died while working,” he said.
The Bahraini Labour Ministry immediately suspended the work at the site until an investigation was completed, according to the Daily Tribune report.
