Subrata Saha Babu: An expatriate Bangladeshi worker has been shot by hijackers in Lebanon.
The injured is Nurul Islam, of Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh, confirmed the Bangladesh Embassy in Lebanon.
The incident took place on Saturday (October 15, 2022) morning near the Sabra Bridge on the Tabarja Highway Road in Juni district.
Nurul Islam was going to work on a motorcycle when two snatchers blocked his path on Tabarja Highway Road. When he stopped the hijackers from taking away his motorcycle and mobile phone, the robbers shot him in the stomach and fled.
Hearing the news, local expatriate Bangladeshis rushed to the spot and took Nurul Islam to a nearby hospital.According to doctors, he is still not out of danger.
The Bangladeshis claimed that the hijackers were Syrian refugees.
The Bangladesh Embassy said the incident was immediately reported to the Lebanese police who have taken to the field to take action against the culprits.
