The mortal remains of migrant worker Rajibur Rahaman, 45, killed in a road accident in October this year in Saudi Arabia, reached Calcutta airport on Sunday morning following the initiative of a social worker and IT professional Sadekul Islam.

The body was received by Rahaman’s family members along with Sadekul. They conducted his last rites at his home in Howrah’s Bagnan. Family members said Rahaman used to work as a driver of a household in Saudi Arabia's Buraydah. He died in a road accident on October 16. Sadekul, who has helped many migrant workers in different states of India and abroad during the pandemicinduced lockdowns to come home, had been requested by Rahaman's family to help them get back his mortal remains.

“I contacted a senior official in the external affairs ministry of our country and the Indian embassy in Riyadh and office of the vice consul general in Jeddah. The interior ministry (home) in Saudi Arabia helped us get the body back, with Rahaman's employer bearing the cost of transit,” said Sadekul.

“We have also claimed his insurance money and any compensation the family can get," he added.

Mokiur Rahaman, the deceased’s younger brother, profusely thanked Sadekul.

“We have also claimed his insurance money and any compensation the family can get," he added.

Mokiur Rahaman, the deceased’s younger brother, profusely thanked Sadekul.