Abdullah Mamun

Their life

Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun was a 35-year-old Bangladeshi migrant worker from Gafargaon, Mymensingh. He worked in Saudi Arabia at a labour camp for a maintenance company and was supporting his family back in Bangladesh when he was caught in a missile strike during regional conflict.

He migrated from Rasulpur village in Gafargaon upazila seeking employment abroad and worked in a labour camp in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia, employed in general service work. Like many migrant workers, he lived in shared accommodation and worked long hours to support his family financially. During the escalation of conflict in the region, his workplace became exposed to missile strikes. He was severely injured in one such attack and later died in hospital after fighting for his life. His death had a significant impact on his family in Bangladesh, particularly his young son.

How they died

Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun died after being critically injured in an Iranian missile strike that hit a workers’ camp in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia. The attack occurred during escalating regional conflict, and he was among civilians caught in the strike.

He suffered extremely severe burn injuries when a missile struck the labour camp where he was staying in Al Kharj. According to reports, around 90% of his body was burned in the explosion. He was immediately hospitalized in Riyadh and received intensive medical care, but the severity of his injuries proved fatal, and he died after several days of treatment.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Abdullah Mamun, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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