Md Shahriar Alam told bdnews24.com that the New Zealand government had conveyed the information to Bangladesh and that the relatives would be able to bring the bodies home. The death toll in the mosque shootings rose to 50 on Sunday after police found another victim at one of the mosques. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said bodies of those killed would begin to be released to the families for burial. State Minister Alam said on Sunday that four Bangladeshis had died in the attacks, two more than the figure he had given previously on Saturday. New Zealand authorities have confirmed the death of Dr Abdus Samad and Hosne Ara Ahmed, Alam said.

Source: bd News24 March 17, 2019 08:48 UTC