The body of Nahida Sultana Brishti, a Bangladeshi student of the University of South Florida who was killed in the United States, has been sent to Bangladesh after completion of legal formalities, officials said on Friday.
According to a press release issued by the Consulate General of Bangladesh in Miami, Brishti’s body was flown from Orlando International Airport in Florida on Thursday evening for Bangladesh via Dubai.
The body is scheduled to reach Bangladesh at 8:40am on Friday Bangladesh time.
After the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the identification of Brishti’s body on May 1, the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC and the Consulate General in Miami coordinated with the victim’s family, university authorities, Bangladeshi expatriates in Tampa and law enforcement agencies to complete the required legal procedures.
Earlier, Brishti’s namaz-e-janaza was held on Wednesday after Zuhr prayers at the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Area mosque.
Students of the University of South Florida, officials of the Bangladesh Consulate General in Miami, media representatives and members of the Bangladeshi community attended the funeral prayers.
