BAF aircraft crash: Five victims identified through DNA test
Staff Correspondent
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday identified five victims, who were killed in the Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College, through DNA test.
The victims were Okia Ferdous, daughter of Md Faruk Hossain and Salma Akter couple, Lamia Akter Sonia, daughter of Md Babul and Majeda couple, Afsana Akter Priya, daughter of Abbas Uddin and Minu Akter couple, Raisa Moni, daughter of Sahabul Sheikh and Mariam Umme Afia, daughter of Abdul Kadir and Umme Tamima couple.
A team of CID collected samples for 11 people including the unidentified bodies kept in the mortuary for DNA test on July 27 and after analyzing these, five victims were identified, said a press release of CID.
The death toll from the tragic military aircraft crash has risen to 31 with two deaths at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Thursday.
The government on Wednesday morning published the identities of the victims who were killed and injured in the BAF aircraft crash.
