Squadron Leader Asim Jawad, who lost his life in a fighter jet crash in Karnaphuli River, has been accorded guard of honour.
On Friday morning, Asim Jawad was given the guard of honor at National Parade Ground at the old airport of Tejgaon in the capital.
His Namaz-E-Janaza was also held there. Later, he was taken to his village Manikganj for burial. On Thursday, an Air Force training aircraft crashed in the Karnaphuli River around 10:30 am.
Two pilots parachuted down from the crashed plane into the river. Later, Squadron Leader Asim Jawad succumbed at Banouja Isa Khan Hospital in Patenga. Another injured Wing Commander Sohan is undergoing treatment.