US-Bangla crash: Three remaining victims identified, says embassy official

Nepal has identified the three remaining Bangladeshi victims of the US-Bangla plane crash.

A US-Bangla plane crashed on Mar 12, as it tried to land in the Nepali capital, killing 49 people—26 of them Bangladeshis, including four crew members.

The bodies of the 23 victims were flown back to Dhaka on Monday and handed over to families.

An official of the Bangladesh Embassy in Nepal said the Kathmandu Medical College authorities identified the bodies of Alifuzzaman, Pias Roy and Mohammad Nazrul Islam.

“We are trying to transport the bodies as soon as possible, but no specific date has been fixed,” Bangladesh Embassy First Secretary Mohammad Al Alamul Emam told bdnews24.com.

Earlier, officials said a DNA match might be required to identify the charred bodies as the plane burst into flames after the crash.

Emam, however, said a DNA match was not needed in the end. “It would have taken more days, if that had been the case.”