Houthi attacks targeting Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh have killed nationals of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, highlighting the growing risks to international travellers as the conflict threatens civilian infrastructure across the region.

Among the victims was Muhammad Nasrullah Badrpuri, a Bangladeshi madrasa teacher who had travelled from Dhaka to perform Umrah in Makkah. He was killed on Saturday while waiting for a connecting flight at Riyadh airport, according to a report by BBC News Bangla.

Nasrullah had departed Bangladesh on Saturday morning and was scheduled to return on October 24. His brother-in-law, Maulana Muhammad Nasiruddin, told BBC Bangla that Nasrullah had a two-hour transit in Riyadh before boarding another flight to Makkah.

“He was standing in the queue to board the flight when the attack happened,” Nasiruddin said.

Nasrullah was travelling with a 45-member Umrah group, 32 of whom reportedly escaped unharmed. He is survived by his parents, wife and three children.

Another Bangladeshi national, Muhammad Shahid Ahmed, who worked in Saudi Arabia, was also killed in the Saturday attack, according........

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