The body of the hijacker, who managed to hijack Biman flight BG-147 on Sunday, has been handed over to his family.
The body of the deceased, Md Palash Ahmed, alias Mahadi, 23, was received by his father Pyar Jahan Sardar from the Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) morgue around 12:30am on Tuesday.
Confirming the matter to Dhaka Tribune, CMCH police outpost ASI Alauddin Talukder said: "The boy has been handed over. His autopsy was done at the CMCH around 12:30pm on Monday."
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Earlier on Monday, his family had refused to take Palash's body as they were ashamed of what he had done. His father said: “Palash was an unruly son. What he did was hurtful and brought shame upon us. I do not want to bring his body home."
On Sunday evening, Palash managed to hijack Biman flight BG-147 mid-air after it took off from Dhaka, and forced the pilot to land at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong.
He did not harm any passengers or crew members, but had demanded to talk to the prime minister and to his wife.
Following the proceedings, Palash was killed in a confrontation with security forces during their raid.
