Four Bangladeshi nationals killed, 100 others injured

At least four Bangladeshi nationals were killed and around 100 others were injured in the deadly explosion in Beirut, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) reported on Wednesday, citing officials at the Bangladeshi Embassy in Lebanon.

Among the injured were 21 Bangladeshi naval personnel who were on duty at the Beirut port, the epicentre of the explosion, for a UN peacekeeping mission.

Among the injured Bangladeshi expatriates, eight are undergoing treatment at hospitals.

"On behalf of the embassy, we are supervising their (expatriate Bangladeshis) treatment as well as providing them financial support," the Bangladeshi envoy in Lebanon said, according to BSS.

There are roughly 170,000 Bangladeshi expatriates living in Lebanon, according to estimates.