Pilot Nawshad laid to rest

The body of Biman’s pilot Captain Nawshad Ataul Quaiyum, who passed away in India following a mid-air heart attack, arrived Dhaka on Thursday and was later buried in Banani graveyard.

A Biman airlines flight carried the coffin of its late pilot from India and landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9:15am.

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mohammad Mahbub Ali, senior officials of the national flag carrier, two sisters of Captain Nowshad and his daughter were present at the airport. The state minister, Biman’s high officials along with pilots of the national flag carrier and two other local private airlines - US-Bangla Airlines and Novoair - paid their last respect by placing wreaths at the coffin at the airport.

Later Captain Nawshad was buried at Banani graveyard this afternoon after two Namaj-e-Janajas, held in Uttara and on the premises of Biman’s headquarters.