DHAKA: One Bangladeshi national along with eight other foreign nationals has taken hostages by the Islamic group ISIS from Al-Ghani oil field south of the city Sirte of Libya on Friday.

The abducted is Helal Uddin, PP No.: B0156553, hailed from Jamalpur.

As per confirmation by Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli, External Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release on Monday in this regard.

The incident happened when gunmen invaded the Al-Ghani oil field south of the city Sirte of Libya on Friday killing eleven guards, beheading a number of them before local forces fought back to retake control.

Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli is trying to find out whereabouts of the abducted Bangladeshi national mentioned above, the release added.

The ministry also said Bangladesh Embassy is also in close contact with National Oil Company (NOC) of Libya and the concerned company VAOS where the incident took place.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is closely monitoring the incident with Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli.

BDST: 1436 HRS, MAR 9, 2015