Dhaka: A second Bangladeshi national has been identified among the nine foreigners abducted by the Islamic State (IS) militant group from an oil field in Libya, according to media reports on Tuesday. The Bangladeshi foreign ministry said on Tuesday that Mohammad Anowar Hossain, who was earlier believed to be a Sudanese national, was in fact a Bangladeshi, according to a bdnews24.com report.

The foreign ministry said on Monday said Helal Uddin, of Jamalpur district, was the only Bangladeshi taken hostage on Friday when IS gunmen invaded the Al-Ghani oil field south of the Libyan city of Sirte. The second Bangladeshi hostage, Hossain, reportedly hailed from the Noakhali district and his identity was confirmed by a compatriot working in a neighbouring oil field.