DHAKA, Mar 2, 2026 (BSS) - The government today confirmed that two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and seven others injured in separate missile and drone attacks in different parts of the Middle East, expressing deep concern over the escalating situation.

Saleh Ahmed of Baralekha, Sylhet, was killed in Ajman, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after being struck by debris resulting from an aerial attack on a civilian installation, said a foreign ministry's press release here. 

The Bangladesh Embassy in the UAE is in close contact with local authorities and is extending assistance to repatriate the mortal remains once commercial flights resume, it added.