The body of Biman pilot Captain Nowshad Ataul Qayum, who died in India following a mid-air heart attack, was brought to Dhaka on Thursday. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane carrying the pilot's body landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9.12 am, Biman Managing Director and CEO Dr Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal told UNB. State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mohammad Mahbub Ali, senior officials of the national flag carrier, two sisters of Captain Nowshad and his daughter were present at the airport. Captain Nowshad Ataul Qayum, who was hailed for landing his plane safely in Nagpur after suffering a heart attack mid-air on August 27, died at a hospital in India three days later. Read:Biman Pilot Nowshad: A hero in his death The Biman flight (BG022), carrying 124 passengers, had to make an emergency landing in the Indian city of Nagpur on August 27 after Nowshad fell sick while piloting the plane from Muscat to Dhaka. Also read: PM mourns Biman pilot Nowshad’s death Since then, the 44-year-old pilot had been undergoing treatment at the hospital in Nagpur, where he breathed his last.

The body of Biman pilot Captain Nowshad Ataul Qayum, who died in India following a mid-air heart attack, will be brought back home on Thursday, said State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mohammad Mahbub Ali. “Nowshad’s body will arrive around 8:30 am on Thursday,” he said while talking to reporters after inaugurating the ‘Online Reservation System and Hotel Management System under Enterprise Resource Planning (version-2), at the conference room of his ministry on Wednesday. “We’re extremely shocked as we’ve lost such a pilot who had shown his efficiency and responsibility by saving the lives of passengers before. We deeply mourn his premature demise,” he said, adding that all necessary steps have been taken to bring Nowshad’s body back. Read:Biman Pilot Nowshad: A hero in his death Mahbub Ali also conveyed his deep sympathy to his bereaved family members. Replying to a question about the process, he said, “As regular flights in India remained suspended, we’ve to take permission from the Foreign Minister and the Civil Aviation of India. We’ll go for an easier option.” Captain Nowshad Ataul Qayum, who was hailed for landing his plane safely in Nagpur after he suffered a heart attack in mid-air, died at a hospital in India on August 30. The Biman flight (BG022), carrying 124 passengers, had to make an emergency landing in Nagpur on August 27 after Nowshad fell sick while piloting the plane from Muscat to Dhaka. Since then, the 44-year-old pilot had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in Nagpur where he breathed his last.