Indonesian Citizens Victims Of Riots In Bangladesh Arrive And Buried In Semarang

Indonesian Ambassador to Bangladesh Heru H. Subolo and the ranks of the Indonesian Embassy in Dhaka attended the funeral prayer for the bodies of Indonesian citizens who were victims of riots / DOC BETWEEN

SEMARANG - Indonesian citizens who were victims of riots in Bangladesh have arrived in Indonesia and buried in Semarang, Central Java. The body of the victim, whose initials were DU and 50 years old, arrived at Soekarno-Hatta Airport on Wednesday, August 14. "The Directorate for the Protection of Indonesian Citizens at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs then handed over the bodies to the families of the victims in Semarang on Thursday," the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a written statement in Jakarta, Antara, Friday, August 15. In Bangladesh, the handling of the body of an Indonesian citizen was carried out in coordination with the Indonesian Embassy in Dhaka with the local police and hospitals. "The Indonesian Ambassador to Bangladesh Heru H. Subolo and the staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Dhaka also held congregational prayers," according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed deep condolences for the disaster and prayed that the bereaved family would be given patience and fortitude. Earlier, the victim was said to have left for Bangladesh on August 1 for a business visit and died on Monday (5/8) amid the unrest that took place in the country. DU is said to have died because he was trapped in a hotel he lived in in the city of Jashore, northwestern Bangladesh.

“DU died from inhaling too much smoke because the hotel where the deceased was staying caught fire in the midst of the riots,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tuesday (6/8).