Bangla Press Desk: Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar, who tragically lost his life in a fighter jet crash in Uttara of the capital, was laid to rest on Tuesday.
His namaj-e-janaza was held at 4:30pm at the Rajshahi Muktijuddho Stadium, after which he was buried at the adjacent Sapura graveyard.
Thousands of people, including senior government officials, participated in the namaj-e-janaza. Hundreds of women also gathered at the rented home, the graveyard, and the district stadium for a final glimpse of the departed pilot.
At around 2:55pm, Towkir’s body was flown to Rajshahi Cantonment by a Bangladesh Air Force helicopter. Following official procedures, his body was taken by ambulance at 3:20pm to his family’s rented residence in Sector 3 of Upashahar in Rajshahi, accompanied by officers from the Army and Air Force.
Pilot Towkir laid to eternal rest
Banglapress
Published: 23 September 2025, 10:25 AM
Bangla Press Desk: Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar, who tragically lost his life in a fighter jet crash in Uttara of the capital, was laid to rest on Tuesday.
His namaj-e-janaza was held at 4:30pm at the Rajshahi Muktijuddho Stadium, after which he was buried at the adjacent Sapura graveyard.
Thousands of people, including senior government officials, participated in the namaj-e-janaza. Hundreds of women also gathered at the rented home, the graveyard, and the district stadium for a final glimpse of the departed pilot.
At around 2:55pm, Towkir’s body was flown to Rajshahi Cantonment by a Bangladesh Air Force helicopter. Following official procedures, his body was taken by ambulance at 3:20pm to his family’s rented residence in Sector 3 of Upashahar in Rajshahi, accompanied by officers from the Army and Air Force.
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