NEPAL: The bodies of 17 Bangladeshis, who were identified following their death in US-Bangla Airlines aircraft crash in Nepal, are being brought to Bangladesh on Monday (March 19).

Imran Asif, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of US-Bangla Airlines, who is now in Nepal, said that the bodies will be brought in a special craft of the air force. Prior to this, relatives will be taken to a US-Bangla aircraft.

On Sunday (March 18), the bodies will be given funeral bath in phases, starting from 4 pm onwards in Nepal. After completing the task by 8 pm, the process will begin.

On Monday, the bodies will be taken to Bangladesh embassy to Nepal at 6 am. Following Salat Al-Janazah at 8 am, 17 bodies will be taken to airport.  

At least 51 people were killed as flight BS211 of US-Bangla Airlines burst into flames at the Kathmandu airport in Nepal on March 12.

The deadly crash claimed lives of 26 Bangladeshis, 22 Nepalese, and a Chinese.

BDST: 1531 HRS, MAR 18, 2018
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