The national airline’s pilot Captain Nawshad Ataul Quaiyum has passed away at Hope Hospital, Nagpur of India.
With the consent of his family, Captain Nawshad's ventilation was opened at 11am on Monday and he was pronounced dead.
The process of bringing back his body is underway, confirmed BAPA President Captain Mahbubur Rahman.
On Sunday, the authorities of Hope Hospital informed individuals concerned that he is clinically dead, captain Shoaib Chowdhury told media.
The Dhaka-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Muscat (BG 022) made an emergency landing at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in India’s state of Maharashtra on Friday when pilot captain Nawshad Quaiyum suffered a heart attack mid-air.
Immediately after landing, the ailing pilot captain was sent to Kingsway Hospitals in Nagpur.
The Biman flight (BG-022), which made the emergency landing at Nagpur airport had departed for Dhaka on the same night with all of its 124 passengers.
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