Three Nepal plane crash survivors return home

Staff Correspondent: Three survivors of the tragic plane crash in Nepal, who were undergoing treatment in Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), have returned home.

They are Sheikh Rubayet Ahmed, Mehedi Hasan and Kamrunnahar Shwarna.

The hospital authority on Wednesday afternoon gave them release as their health conditions are now quite normal.

Sheikh Rubayet left the hospital around 3:30pm for his Dhanmondi residence while Mehedi Hasan and Kamrunnahar Shwarna left DMCH around 4:30pm for Shreepur in Gazipur.

Dr Samanta Lal Sen, coordinator of DMCH burn unit, confirmed the news.

He said, “Their health conditions are now quite normal. So, they were released.”

“If they feel any problem, they can take suggestions from expert physicians at DMCH,” he added.

He said, “Another victim of the plane crash Almun Nahar Annie has been suffering from trauma and Shahreen Ahmed underwent surgery at her back. So, they were not released.”

Earlier, at least 50 people, including 26 Bangladeshis, were killed as an aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines from Dhaka to Kathmandu crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in the capital of Himalayan country Nepal on March 12.

Later, another victim Shahin Bepari succumbed to his injuries at DMCH on March 26. With his death, the number of Bangladeshi nationals killed in the accident rose to 27.


risingbd/Dhaka/March 28, 2018/Nur/A K Azad