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Global leaders, foreign missions condole deaths in US-Bangla plane crash

March 14, 2018 00:00:00


Condolences have poured in for the victims and families of the US-Bangla plane crash in the land of Everest that killed dozens of passengers and injured many, report agencies.

US Embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday extended its deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of the US-Bangla Airlines crash in Kathmandu.

"To those passengers injured, we send our prayers for a full recovery," reads a message of the mission.

Heads of Mission of the European Union resident in Bangladesh expressed their heartfelt condolences to all victims of the plane crash of the US-Bangla flight in Kathmandu.

They also conveyed condolences to their families, their governments and their peoples, said a statement.

The European Union is mourning the tragic incident and wished the injured victims a prompt recovery, it said.

Heads of Mission of the European Union are Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union Rensje Teerink, Spanish Ambassador Alvaro de Salas Gimenez de Azcarate, Netherlands Ambassador Leoni Cuelenaere, Italian Ambassador Mario Palma, Swedish Ambassador Charlotta Schlyter, Denmark Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther, British High Commissioner Alison Blake, German Ambassador Dr Thomas Heinrich Prinz and French Ambassador Marie-Annick Bourdin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his condolences to President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over the deadly plane crash at Kathmandu airport.

The President of Russia passed on words of sympathy and support to the victims' families and wished a speedy recovery to all those injured, said a message received from Moscow.

Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj has spoken to Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and expressed deepest condolences and sympathies to Bangladesh for the loss of lives in the crash of US-Bangla Airlines at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.

She expressed deepest condolences and sympathies to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the people of Bangladesh for the loss of lives.

The Indian minister also offered any assistance required in Kathmandu, and shared thoughts and prayers for those injured in the crash and with people of Bangladesh, according to Indian High Commission in Dhaka.

Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka said everyone at the Canadian High Commission was saddened by the crash of flight BS 211 from Dhaka to Kathmandu.

"We extend our deepest sympathy and condolences to the victims and their families, as well as our wishes for a full recovery to passengers who were injured," the High Commission said in a message on Tuesday.

Pakistan has also conveyed deepest condolences at the loss of lives in the tragedy to the government of Bangladesh and to the bereaved family members.

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has conveyed sincere condolences at the loss of precious lives in a tragic plane crash in Kathmandu, Nepal.

In separate letters to foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and Nepal, SAARC Secretary General Amjed Hussain B Sial expressed profound grief and sorrow over the tragic incident.


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