The first namaj-e-janaza of 23 US-Bangla plane crash victims was held at Bangladesh mission in Kathmandu on Monday morning.
The identified bodies of 23 Bangladeshi victims were taken to embassy around 8:30am where the janaza was held at 9am, said US-Bangla Airline's GM (Marketing Support and PR) Kamrul Islam.
A cargo plane of Bangladesh Air Force, carrying the bodies, is scheduled to land at Shahjalal International Airport in the city today around 3:00pm, according to a UNB report.
A total of 23 bodies were identified till Sunday.
At least 51 people, including 26 Bangladeshi nationals, were killed as the US-Bangla Airlines aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Tribhuvan International Airport in the capital of Himalayan county Nepal on Monday last.
First namaj-e-janaza of 23 plane crash victims held in Nepal
FE Team | Published: March 19, 2018 10:07:32 | Updated: March 19, 2018 20:40:25
First namaj-e-janaza of Nepal Plane crash victims held at Bangladesh Mission in Kathmandu on Monday morning - bdnews24 photo
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