Mosharraf Hossain

Their life

Mosharraf Hossain was a Bangladeshi migrant worker employed as a cleaner in Saudi Arabia. He was the sole breadwinner for his family, supporting his wife and two children back home. During the regional conflict between Iran and Gulf countries, he was killed when a military projectile struck the company housing where he lived. His death left his family in a precarious situation, highlighting the vulnerability of migrant workers during times of war.

Mosharraf Hossain, a Bangladeshi expatriate, had migrated to Saudi Arabia in search of employment opportunities to support his family. He worked as a cleaner, performing essential services that kept company facilities operational. As the sole provider for his family, Hossain’s remittances were vital for his wife and two children back in Bangladesh. On the day of the incident, a military projectile—likely part of Iran’s retaliation in the wider regional conflict—struck the company housing where he lived, killing him along with a co-worker. His death caused significant distress for his family, leaving them uncertain about their future and dependent on support from relatives.

How they died

He was killed by a military projectile that hit the company housing area where he lived.

During the escalation of the Gulf conflict, Iran launched missiles and drones targeting sites in Gulf countries. While some of these projectiles were intercepted by air-defense systems, debris and strikes still caused damage to civilian infrastructure. A projectile struck the company housing area in Saudi Arabia where Mosharraf Hossain resided, fatally injuring him alongside a co-worker. He died on the spot due to the impact.

A plea from the family

His cousin, Mizanur Rahman, stated that the death left the family with an uncertain future, expressing worry for the well-being and future of Hossain’s children, who depended entirely on him as their provider

Why we remember them

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

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