Bristy laid to rest in Madaripur

Nahida Sultana Bristy, one of two slain Bangladeshi PhD students at the University of South Florida (USF) in the United States (US), was laid to rest in Madaripur on Saturday afternoon.
Her family buried her beside her grandparents’ graves in the family graveyard in Char Gobindapur village in Sadar upazila after her funeral prayer, attended by family members, relatives, neighbours, and others, following the Asr prayers.
Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wadia Shabab said that Nahida’s death is an irreparable loss for the country, assuring that necessary assistance will be provided from the administration.
Her first funeral prayer was held in Tampa, Florida, on 6 May.
Earlier, Nahida’s body arrived at HSIA at 9:10am on Saturday on Emirates flight EK-0582 from Dubai after transiting there.  
The body departed from Orlando International Airport in Florida, USA, at 8:50 PM local time on Thursday on Emirates flight EK-0220.

The body of another deceased Bangladeshi PhD student, Zamil Ahmed Limon, who was killed in the same incident, arrived in Bangladesh on 4 May.
Both Nahida and Zamil were PhD students at the USF in the US and went missing on 16 April in Florida. Zamil’s body was recovered on 24 April, while local authorities identified Nahida’s body on 30 April after several days of forensic examination.
Police arrested Limon’s roommate, Hisham Abugharbeih, in connection with the killings.
The USF has decided to confer posthumous doctoral degrees on both Nahida and Zamil.

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