Preparation underway to bring back Captain Nawshad's body
The body of Captain Nawshad Ataul Quaiyum, Biman pilot who died on Sunday following a heart attack in mid-air, will be brought back to the country from India soon.
"We are taking all preparations to bring his body back to Dhaka," Captain Mahbubur Rahman, president of Bangladesh Airlines' Pilot Association, told The Business Standard today.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the death of the pilot and conveyed sympathy for the bereaved family.
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Captain Nawshad suffered a heart attack mid-air on 27 August and the flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines had to make an emergency landing at India's Nagpur airport.
The Dhaka-bound flight BG-022 was carrying 126 passengers from Muscat.
Soon after the emergency landing, the pilot was rushed to nearby Hope Hospital. He was later shifted to Kingsway Hospitals in Nagpur. There he was declared dead on Sunday.
