US-Bangla plane crash insurance money partly handed over

    Md. Ali Raj: At least 0.7 million US dollars has been handed over by Sadharan Bima Corporation to Sena Kalyan Insurance Company Ltd as part of the insurance money claimed by US-Bangla Airlines for its plane crash incident in Nepal. According to a press  release on yesterday, Chairman of Sadharan Bima Corporation Prof Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam handed over the insurance cheque to Chief Executive Officer of Sena Kalyan Insurance Company Brig Gen (retd) Md Shafique Shamim at Sadharan Bima Bhaban in the city. However, the insurance company handed over US$ 4.172 million to US Bangla authorities Earlier on March 22 & 7 million US dollar was claimed by US Bangla Airlines from Sena Kalyan Insurance Company. Al the insurance money was reinsured with Sadharan Bima. The official press release has also stated that, the rest of the insurance money will be handed over within one week. Earlier, 27 Bangladeshi passengers were killed at the plane crash in Trivuban International Airport in Kathmandu on March 12, leaving at least 50 people dead among 71 passengers, including 22 Nepalese and one Chinese national.

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