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2nd janaza of 23 plane crash victims held

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Update: 2018-03-19 07:56:32
2nd janaza of 23 plane crash victims held 2nd janaza of 23 plane crash victims held at Army Stadium

FROM ARMY STADIUM: The second namaj-e-janaza of 23 Bangladeshis, who died in the US-Bangla plane crash at Nepal airport on March 12, has been held at Army Stadium in Dhaka on Monday afternoon (March 19).

After the namaz-e-janaza, the bodies are being handed over to their respective relatives.
 
Earlier, a special aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force carrying 23 bodies of the victims landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 4:05pm.

From the airport, the bodies were taken to Army Stadium. 

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader and Civil Aviation and Tourism minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal received the bodies at the 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.

Out of 26, 23 bodies have already been identified. The rest 3 are under process to be identified.

BDST: 1758 HRS, MAR 19, 2018
AP

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