Bangladesh
South Asian nation; a national killed by interception shrapnel in the UAE.
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How many foreign workers have died in Iran's strikes on the UAE?
Latest on Bangladesh
- Was a Bangladeshi killed in the UAE strikes?
- Yes. A Bangladeshi farm worker was killed by shrapnel from a UAE air defence interception in Fujairah on 1 April 2026.Source: background
- How many foreign workers have died in the UAE?
- 10 of the 12 people killed in Iranian strikes on the UAE are foreign nationals from Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Palestine, and Morocco.Source: background
- How many Bangladeshis live in the UAE?
- Approximately 700,000 Bangladeshi nationals work in the UAE, mainly in construction, agriculture, and services.Source: quick_facts
Background
A Bangladeshi farm worker was killed by shrapnel from a UAE air defence interception in Fujairah's al-Rifaa area on 1 April 2026, making him the 12th person killed in Iranian strikes on the UAE and one of 10 foreign nationals among the dead.
Bangladesh has an estimated 700,000 nationals working in the UAE, concentrated in construction, agriculture, and services. Gulf foreign workers bear disproportionate risk from the conflict: of the 12 UAE fatalities, 10 are foreign nationals from Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Palestine, and Morocco.
The Fujairah death highlights a grim irony: the worker was killed not by an Iranian weapon but by debris from the defensive system designed to protect him. Falling interceptor fragments are an unavoidable byproduct of sustained air defence operations over populated areas.