Three plane crash survivors admitted to DMCH


FE Team | Published: March 16, 2018 19:22:59 | Updated: March 17, 2018 09:41:45


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Three survivors of US-Bangla Airlines aircraft crash were admitted to burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital after their arrival from Kathmandu of Nepal.

The survivors; Mehedi Hasan, his wife Sayeeda Kamrunnahar Swarna and sister-in-law Almun Nahar Annie, returned Dhaka on Friday afternoon.

They arrived at Shahjalal International Airport by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at 3:35 pm, according to local news agencies.

Later, they were taken to burn and plastic surgery unit of DMCH around 4.45pm.

Unit's coordinator Dr Shamonto Lal Sen said a medical board will be formed on Sunday for their treatment.

US-Bangla Airlines flight BS211, which flew from Dhaka to Kathmandu carrying 67 passengers and four crew members, crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal on Monday.

51 people, including 26 Bangladeshis, died in the crash. A total of 10 Bangladeshis survived the crash.

Among them, Shahreen Ahmed was brought back to Dhaka from Kathmandu on Thursday.

She was admitted to the burn and plastic surgery unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). She is now undergoing treatment at its ICU.

Meanwhile, Rizwanul Hoque was taken to Singapore from Kathmandu’s OM Hospital on Wednesday.

Another survivor Eakub Ali has been discharged by Norvic Hospital in Nepal.

His brother Dipu Bepari wants to take him to Delhi, according to Bangladesh embassy in Nepal.

Imrana Kabir Hashi, a teacher at Rajshahi University of Science and Technology, was still in hospital care in Kathmandu.

Among the rest three, Sheikh Rashed Rubaiyat and Kabir Hossain are under intensive care and Md Shahin Bepari is admitted at the burn unit of the hospital.

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