Teary relatives complete legal process

The relatives of the US Bangla plane crash victims on Monday had to do the hardest thing in life, receiving the bodies of their dear ones.

They were in tears as they completed the legal procedures in the city's Army Stadium before taking the bodies to be laid to eternal rest.

Sultana Akhter, accompanied by her 10-year-old son Hamim, sister-in-law and other relatives, came there with a photo of her husband Nuruzzaman Babu in hand.

A teary Sultana said her husband was a junior assistant foreman of Runner Automobiles Limited, a motorcycle manufacturer in Bangladesh. He along with two of his colleagues was going to their Nepal office to impart training to Nepalese mechanics. All three were killed in the crash.

Police assigned 23 of its officers for collecting information of the relatives of the 23 victims.

“We are collecting information and signature of those who would take the bodies since compensation and other government grants will be sent to their address,” said Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Gulshan division) additional deputy commissioner Md Abdul Ahad.

A total of 26 Bangladeshis, 22 Nepalese and one Chinese were killed as the US-Bangla Airlines aircraft crashed while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport on 12 March.

Besides, 10 more Bangladeshis, nine Nepalese and one Maldivian were injured in the disaster.