Squadron Leader Asim Jawad was laid to rest in the Seota graveyard of the Manikganj district town yesterday afternoon.
Earlier, the Air Force-219 helicopter carrying Asim Jawad’s body landed at the Shaheed Miraj-Tapan Stadium in Manikganj around 12 pm on Friday.
Air Force Wing Commander Annu said that after the body of Squadron Leader Asim reached Manikganj, he was given a guard of honour. The namaz-e-janaza of Asim was held at the stadium.
After that he was laid to rest in the Seota cemetery of the district town at around 3pm.
Earlier, Asim and his Co-pilot Wing Commander Sohan Hasan Khan were injured after a trainer fighter jet of Bangladesh Air Force YAK-130 crashed into the Karnaphuli River in Patenga of Chattogram on Thursday morning. They were rescued and taken to the Navy hospital BNS Patenga where Squadron Leader Asim died while undergoing treatment.
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