Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be present at the namaj-e-janaza of 23 Bangladeshis, who were killed in US-Bangla plane crash.
The janaza will be held at Army Stadium around 4pm on Monday, Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) said in a statement.
According to the statement, the bodies will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s VIP Parking 1 around 3pm.
From the airport, the bodies would be taken to the Army Stadium.
Earlier in the day, the namaj-e-janaza of 23 identified Bangladeshis was held on the premises of Bangladesh Embassy in Nepal around 9:10am.
Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Nepal Mashfee Binte Shams said: “The namaj-e-janaza for the 23 victims of the plane crash has been held.
“Their bodies will be flown back to Bangladesh in a flight around 2pm.”
She said: "The body of another identified victim Mohammad Nazrul Islam will be sent to Bangladesh on Wednesday.
"We will send the bodies of Alifuzzaman and Pias Roy after their identities are confirmed through DNA tests."
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The identification process of the 23 Bangladeshi victims was completed on Sunday.
A cargo plane of Bangladesh Air Force will bring the bodies back to Bangladesh.
Forty-nine people were killed as the US-Bangla aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on March 12.
The plane was carrying 71 people, including four cabin crew. Of the passengers, 36 were from Bangladesh, 33 from Nepal and one each from China and the Maldives.
Among the dead, 26 were Bangladeshis, 22 Nepali and the other was a Chinese. The bodies of the Nepali and Chinese were handed over to their relatives on Saturday.
Shahin Bepari, one of the 10 injured Bangladeshis, was brought back home on Sunday.
Shahin and five others are undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, while two were sent to Singapore for better treatment.
Another injured – Eakub Ali – is scheduled to be taken to Apollo Hospital in New Delhi, and the other, Kabir Hossain, will be brought back home.
Friday, June 05, 2026
