A Bangladeshi expatriate was killed in an Israeli airstrike in war-torn Lebanon on his way to work, said the Bangladesh Embassy on Sunday.

The fatality occurred in the Grazmiye area of Beirut on Saturday afternoon (local time), they said.  

The deceased was identified as Mohammad Nizam Uddin, son of Mohammad Abdul Quddus of Khaira area of Kasba Upazila in Brahmanbaria. He aged around 31bearing the passport No- EF0620043. Nizam's wife is in Lebanon now, and officials at the Embassy have already spoken to her.

"They are in contact with her. She has been informed that it will not be possible to bring back the body to Bangladesh due to the lack of flights amid war situation," said a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Lebanon, Air Vice Marshal Javed Tanveer Khan expressed grief over the death of the remittance fighter and sought forgiveness for his departed soul and extended condolences to the bereaved family members.