Biman Bangladesh pilot who suffered heart attack mid-air dies

Captain Nawshad Ataul Quaiyumed, a pilot of the Dhaka-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at the Nagpur airport on August 27, died at a private hospital in Nagpur on Monday.

Nagpur:The pilot of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at the Nagpur airport on August 27, died at a private hospital here on Monday.

The co-pilot of the flight, carrying 126 passengers to Dhaka from Muscat, made an emergency landing at the Nagpur airport after a sudden deterioration in the health of the pilot, Captain Nawshad Ataul Quaiyumed. The pilot who was admitted to the Kingsway Hospital died at 11.30 am on Monday.

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As per the data on flight tracking app FlightRadar24, the plane was near Raipur when it contacted the Kolkata ATC for an emergency landing and was advised to land at the Nagpur airport.