Squadron Leader Asim Jawad laid to eternal rest in Manikganj
Staff Correspondent
Squadron Leader Muhammad Asim Jawad was laid to eternal rest with state honours at his home district in Manikganj after Juma prayer today.
He was buried at a graveyard in the city after the third namaj-e-janaza.
A press release sent by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed the matter this noon.
The body of the pilot of a Bangladesh Air Force Yak-130 jet trainer that crashed in Karnaphuli River, arrived in Manikganj around 12:00pm.
On Thursday, the training aircraft took off from the BAF Base Zahurul Haque in Chattogram around 10:25am as part of regular training. It met the accident due to technical glitches while it was returning to the base after the training session.
