In Pictures: A Bangladeshi passenger aircraft crash in Nepal

A Bangladeshi airliner with 71 people on board crashed on Monday (March 12) while coming in to land at the airport in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, killing at least 50 people.

Several people had been rescued from the burning wreckage of the Bombardier Q400 series aircraft but nine people were still unaccounted for.
Several people had been rescued from the burning wreckage of the Bombardier Q400 series aircraft but nine people were still unaccounted for. PHOTO: AFP
Nepali rescue workers collect wreckage from an airplane that crashed near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018.
Nepali rescue workers collect wreckage from an airplane that crashed near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
The belongings of passengers traveling on an airplane that crashed lie at the crash site near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018.
The belongings of passengers traveling on an airplane that crashed lie at the crash site near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
Plane crash survivor Sanam Shakya (centre) talks with his parents at the Norvic Hospital in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018.
Plane crash survivor Sanam Shakya (centre) talks with his parents at the Norvic Hospital in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
Plane crash survivor Basanta Bohara (left) talks with his friend and family at the Norvic Hospital in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018.
Plane crash survivor Basanta Bohara (left) talks with his friend and family at the Norvic Hospital in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
There were 67 passengers and four crew on board the US-Bangla Airlines plane from Dhaka.
There were 67 passengers and four crew on board the US-Bangla Airlines plane from Dhaka. PHOTO: AFP
Nepali rescue workers gather around the debris of an airplane that crashed near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018.
Nepali rescue workers gather around the debris of an airplane that crashed near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
Nepali rescue workers gather around the debris of an airplane that crashed near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018.
Nepali rescue workers gather around the debris of an airplane that crashed near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
Nepali rescue workers search through the debris of an airplane that crashed near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018.
Nepali rescue workers search through the debris of an airplane that crashed near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
Nepali rescue workers gather around the debris of an airplane that crashed near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018.
Nepali rescue workers gather around the debris of an airplane that crashed near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
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Mar 13, 2018, 8:18 am SGT
 
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