FT ONLINE

The government has declared a national day of mourning, to be held on Thursday, in memory of the victims of the US-Bangla Airlines plane crash in Kathmandu.

The decision was taken at an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at her office.

PM’s press secretary Ashraful Alam Khokan confirmed the matter after the meeting.

He said, “One day mourning has been declared nationwide on Thursday. Besides this, prayer programs have been announced in mosques, temples, churches, pagodas and all religious institutions on Friday.”

At least 49 people, including 26 Bangladeshi nationals, were killed as the US-Bangla Airlines aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Tribhuvan International Airport in the capital of Himalayan county Nepal on Monday.