3 Bangladeshis killed in Benghazi ‘gunbattle’

Three Bangladeshi migrant workers were killed in a gunfight between two rival groups Benghazi of North Africa’s war torn country Libya today.
“Three Bangladeshis came in the line of fire,” Ashraful Islam, labour consellor at Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli told The Daily Star this afternoon.
First, it was said that four Bangladeshis died in the incident. However, later Counsellor Ashraf cleared that the other victim was not of Bangladesh origin.
The victims were identified as – Md Hasan from Jessore, Abdur Rahim from Rajbari and Humayun Kabir, possibly from Mymensingh or Jhenaidah, Ashraful Islam added.
The bodies have been kept in Benghazi Medical Centre, he said.

Ambassador Maj Gen Shahidul Haque, however, said they are still not sure of the identity of the fourth person whether he is a Bangladeshi or not.
Around 50,000 Bangladeshi migrants in Libya have been passing hard times as the security situation in the country has worsened due to fighting among factions allied to the country's two rival governments since 2014.
Libya currently has two governments vying for power, one in Tripoli and one in the eastern port city of Tobruk, which is recognised by the international community.
Amid escalating violence, the Bangladesh government has banned exporting manpower to Libya in July last year when the crisis deepened due to the conflict between the two rival factions.