US-bangla Airplane crashed In Nepal

Death toll in US-Bangla plane crash rises to 51; airline takes victims' families to Kathmandu; Civil Aviation claims aircraft was totally fit before take-off

Nepal plane crash

At least more then 50 people have been killed in the US-Bangla aircraft crash that occurred at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal on Monday, March 12, 2018.
With the nation reeling from the shock of Monday's tragic plane crash in Kathmandu, two more injured passengers of the ill-fated US-Bangla flight reportedly died yesterday, taking the death toll to 51.

There were 71 people on the 78-seater Bombardier Dash 8, when it slammed on an empty field and burst into flames at the Tribhuvan International Airport.

The Bangladesh Embassy in Nepal yesterday released a list of the casualties mentioning that of the 32 Bangladeshi passengers on board, 22 died in the crash while 10 others were undergoing treatment in hospital.

All the four crew, including pilot Captain Abid Sultan, are also dead, according to Rajkumer Chhetri, general manager of Tribhuvan airport.

The other three are co-pilot Prithula Rashid and flight attendants Khwaza Hossain Mohammad Shafi and Shamim Akter.

Chhetri told this newspaper that the four died on Monday following the crash. He, however, could not confirm whether they passed away on the spot or in hospital.

The Rastriya Samachar Samiti, national news agency of Nepal, quoting the country's home ministry reported that 28 Bangladeshis, 22 Nepalis, a Chinese passenger lost their lives in the accident.