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A young man from Gouripur Upazila in Mymensingh has reportedly been killed by a missile strike while serving as a contract soldier in the Russian army in Ukraine, according to his family.
Upon learning of the incident, local administration officials visited the grieving family to offer condolences.
The dead, Yasin Sheikh, was first informed dead by his friend Mehedi Hasan, who is also in Russia, the family said.
Although he was killed on Mar 27, the family only learnt about it a day after Eid-ul-Fitr.
Yasin’s mother and elder brother, businessman Ruhul Amin, live in Morichali village in Douhakhola Union.
His father, Sattar Mia, passed away on Mar 1, 2016.
Among his four siblings, two had already died before him.
The news of his death has left the family and villagers devastated, with many urging the government to bring back his body.
Following the reports, Gouripur Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Sunanda Sarker Proma visited Yasin’s home to check on the family.
Gouripur Upazila Executive Officer Sajjadul Hasan said, “We will inform the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment and other relevant authorities. All necessary legal measures will be taken.”
Earlier this year, Humayun Kabir, a young man from Hulhulia village in Natore’s Singra Upazila was killed in Ukraine in February after being lured to Russia by human traffickers.
His brother-in-law Md Rahmat Ali remains stranded in the war zone, pleading with his family to help him return home.
Jafar Ali from Sardarpara in Jashore’s Chanchra has also alleged that traffickers sold him to the Russian military.
He is now fighting in Ukraine and has expressed his desire to return home.
Several more Bangladeshis are reportedly trapped in the conflict after being sent to Russia by traffickers.
Their families have already alerted the local administration, which has forwarded the issue to the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment.
The authorities in Dhaka have also notified Bangladesh’s Labour Welfare Wing in Russia.