The first namaz-e-janaza of Bangladeshi PhD student Nahida Sultana Bristy, who was brutally murdered in Florida state of the United States, was held at 2:00pm local time on Wednesday (May 6) at Islamic Society of Tampa.
Apart from the members of the Bangladeshi community, many students and teachers from the University of South Florida, attended the janaza.
Golam Mortoza, press minister at the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, shared the information on a Facebook post.
A representative from the Bangladesh Consulate in Miami was also present.
After the janaza, Bristy’s body was handed over to a funeral service company, which will send the body to Dhaka today (May 7) from Orlando International Airport on an Emirates flight.
A representative from the Bangladesh Consulate in Miami will be present at Orlando airport.
The body is scheduled to reach Dhaka at 8:40am on Saturday (May 9).
The Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC, in coordination with the Bangladesh Consulate in Miami and in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is overseeing the entire process.
Bangladesh government is bearing all expenses for sending the bodies of Nahida Sultana Bristy and another slain Bangladeshi PhD student Jamil Limon, back to the country.
Jamil Limon's body already reached Dhaka on Monday (May 4). Following the directive of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed was present at the airport and handed over the body to Limon's family.
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