The mortal remains of Zamil Ahamed Limon, one of the two Bangladeshi doctoral students at the University of South Florida who were murdered in the United States, have been brought home.

An Emirates flight carrying the mortal remains of Limon landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 8:40am on Monday.

According to a statement from the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, the body was sent from Orlando International Airport in Florida on Saturday at around 8:50pm local time .

After completion of airport formalities, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed handed over Limon’s body to his family.

“We are maintaining communication with the United States. The government is working to ensure that those involved in this murder are brought to justice,” she told reporters at the airport.

She further said that the foreign ministry has not shown any negligence in handling the matter.

“We have come here on the instructions of the Prime Minister. All kinds of assistance will be ensured. Discussions are ongoing with US authorities for a proper investigation into the murder,” she added.

Limon will be buried at his family graveyard in Jamalpur after Maghrib prayers.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs  said following the recovery of Limon’s body on April 25, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington, the Bangladesh Consulate in Miami, the victim’s family, authorities of University of South Florida, members of the Bangladeshi community in Tampa, and the relevant local police department worked in coordination to complete all necessary legal formalities and ensure the earliest possible repatriation of the body.