POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Mar 3, 2022 : The Russian mission in Dhaka expressed deep condolence at the death of Banglar Samriddhi sailor Hadisur Rahman who was killed in a missile attack on Wednesday.
In a press release on Thursday (March 3), Russia also blamed Ukraine for the attack.
“The local media report that Mr Hadisur Rahman, a citizen of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the 3rd engineer of the BSC ship MV Banglar Samriddhi positioned in inner anchorage of Olvia port (Ukraine), was killed as a result of a missile attack,” reads a statement of the Embassy of The Russian Federation in Bangladesh.
We express deep condolences to the near and dear ones of the deceased. The Russian side bends every effort to ensure safe departure of the Bangladeshi ship from the port, it added.
The Command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, relying on the objective monitoring data, has repeatedly stated that, during the retreat, the Ukrainian nationalists open indiscriminate fire and deliberately capture hostages, use them as a “human shield”, resorting to the well-known terrorists’ tactic.
