UNB :
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday met the bereaved family members of Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam, who died in the Air Force jet crash into Milestone School and College, and conveyed condolences on behalf of the party and its top leadership.
Fakhrul went to the Officers’ Mess of the Bangladesh Air Force in Dhaka Cantonment around 4pm, where Towkir’s wife Aksa Hossain Nizhum and other family members, including his father and mother, were present.
He spoke with Towkir’s father Tahurul Islam, mother Saleha Khatun, wife Nizhum and other relatives.
During the meeting, Fakhrul conveyed heartfelt condolences from BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and expressed deep sympathy to the grieving family.
He also assured the family of the party’s full support and solidarity during this difficult time.
Fakhrul was accompanied by senior retired military officials affiliated with the party, including BNP Vice Chairman and former Air Force Chief Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, former Air Chief Air Vice Marshal (retd) Fakhrul Azam, Chairperson’s adviser Major General (retd) Fazle Elahi Akbar, Brig Gen (retd) AKM Shamsul Islam Shams and Colonel (retd) Shamsuzzaman Khan.
Several senior officials of the Bangladesh Air Force were also present during the visit.
Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam, a skilled pilot, lost his life when a BAF training aircraft crashed on Monday on the campus of Milestone School and College in Uttara.
He was later buried in his native village of Supura in Rajshahi.
Towkir, also known as Sagar, studied up to class seven at Rajshahi Laboratory School and College. He later attended Pabna Cadet College and joined the Bangladesh Air Force in 2017.
Fakhrul meets Pilot Towkir’s family, conveys BNP’s condolences
