BD expat worker narrates missile-filled night in Qatar

Staff Reporter :

For nearly a decade, Mobarak Hossain believed the hardest part of working abroad was the distance from home.

The 37-year-old construction worker from Feni moved to Qatar in 2016 with a simple goal: earn enough to secure a stable future for his family. The desert heat was unforgiving, the hours long, but the work was steady and the sacrifice felt worth it.

That sense of stability shattered overnight.
Now living in Al Shahaniya, Mobarak finds himself at the centre of a deepening regional crisis that has left migrant workers terrified and sleepless.

Late Saturday, the sky above his neighbourhood erupted in flashes and thunderous explosions as Iran launched missiles and drones toward Qatar in retaliation for US-Israel strikes.

Though no direct hit was confirmed in his area, falling debris and nearby interceptions were enough to turn the night into an ordeal of fear, noise and uncertainty.

For Mobarak and many other Bangladeshi migrants, the distinction between a direct strike and an intercepted missile meant little. What mattered was the whistling sound overhead — and the terrifying wait for what might fall next.