The body of Bangladeshi PhD student Zamil Ahmed Limon, who was killed in the US state of Florida, reached Dhaka this morning.
SM Ragib Samad, executive director of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, said carrying the remains of Limon, an aircraft of Emirates landed at the Dhaka airport around 8:40am. The dead was received by the government officials including State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed, he said.
Family members broke down in tears as the body of Zamil Ahmed Limon reached Dhaka Airport this morning. Photo: Rashed Shumon.In a statement, the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington said Limon’s body was sent from Orlando International Airport around 8:50pm local time yesterday (May 3).
Earlier, his namaz-e-janazas were held at an Islamic society in the Tampa Bay area around 2:00pm local time on Thursday (April 30). Students from the University of South Florida and members of the Bangladeshi community attended the janazas.
Limon, 27, was pursuing a PhD in geography, environmental science and policy at the University of South Florida. He went missing on April 16 along with Nahida Sultana Bristy, also 27. A friend later informed the university authorities.
Police arrested Limon’s roommate, US national Hisham Abugharbieh, from his family home on suspicion of involvement in the killings.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Limon’s body was recovered on April 24 from several black garbage bags near the Howard Frankland Bridge area in Florida following the suspect’s interrogation.
Two days after Limon’s body was recovered, several fishermen spotted a black polythene bag while kayaking in a mangrove area on April 26, close to where his body had been found near the Howard Frankland Bridge.
After being informed, police went to the scene and found dismembered human remains inside the bag. The condition of the remains initially made identification difficult.
At a press conference on April 30, the Hillsborough County Sheriff confirmed that the recovered remains belonged to Brishty.
