Dhaka, Apr 11 – Families of those killed in the US-Bangla airplane crash will get at least $50,000 as compensation from the Tribhuban International Airport authority in Nepal, said Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal. -UNB
He came up with the announcement at a press briefing at the secretariat on Wednesday.
He said that he visited some of the injured plane crash victims at Singapore General Hospital on April 5 and assured them of all cooperation from the government for their proper treatment there.
The Minister said he has not yet received the preliminary report over the cause of the accident.
The 76-seater Bombardier had 71 people, including four crew members, on board when it crashed in a field near Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on March 12, killing 50 people and injuring others.
Among the deceased, 27 are Bangladeshis (including all four crew members), 22 Nepalese and one is a Chinese citizen.
