A Bangladeshi expatriate was gunned down in Iraq in mid-August allegedly by Iraqi guerillas, according to a delayed report.

The body of the victim, M Akbar alias Monu, 32, arrived in Dhaka from Kuwait by Qatar Airways yesterday morning.

Monu, son of M Akhter of House no-10, Block-C of Mirpur Section-11 under Pallabi Police Station in the capital, went to Kuwait in January this year and worked at a tailoring shop.

Md Sadakat Khan alias Fakku, president of Stranded Pakistani Youth Rehabilitation Movement (SPYRM), quoting family members of the victim, told the news agency that Monu was later hired by a Iraqi company as a cleaner.

Twenty days ago, the victim's family received information from Kuwait that Monu was wounded in a gun attack by Iraqi guerillas. Later, they came to know that he succumbed to his injuries on August 16.

On Wednesday, they were informed that the body of Monu would arrive at Zia International Airport Thursday morning.

Family members of the victim appealed to the foreign ministry and the expatriates' welfare and overseas employment ministry to take an initiative so that they could receive compensation from his foreign employers.