KATHMANDU: A Nepali migrant worker has died in Malaysia on Sunday night.

Dhananjaya Joshi, 42, of Dilashaini rural municipality in Baitadi district, who was suffering from blood cancer, died at a hospital in Malaysia, said the deceased’s relative Hari Joshi.

He was diagnosed with the disease two days ago, he said. He was working in Malaysia for the past five years. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and a son.