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Adnan, a student at Eastern Medical College, Cumilla, Bangladesh, hailed from Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. His mortal remains were brought back to India yesterday aboard an Air India flight from Delhi to Srinagar. His body subsequently reached his native village, where he was laid to rest on Tuesday morning in the presence of grieving family members, relatives and community members.
National Convenor of the Association, Nasir Khuehami, said that following the tragic incident, the bereaved family approached the Association seeking assistance in facilitating the earliest possible repatriation of their son's mortal remains. The Association immediately took up the matter with External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar's office, requesting urgent humanitarian intervention and coordination with the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and the concerned Bangladeshi authorities.
Upon taking up the matter, the Association received communication from the Ministry of External Affairs and the Consular Section of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, assuring that necessary steps were being taken to expedite the repatriation, with the requisite local procedures underway. Khuehami said that the process involved several mandatory formalities, including the post-mortem examination, issuance of the Embassy's No Objection Certificate (NOC), embalming, packing and other necessary clearances. However, certain procedural challenges, including Friday being an official holiday in Bangladesh and difficulties in arranging a government-authorised doctor to undertake the embalming process, resulted in some delay.
"Despite these challenges, the coordination between the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian High Commission in Dhaka was remarkable. The Embassy remained in constant touch with the association, concerned Bangladeshi authorities, hospital administration and medical officials to expedite the process. The regular communication, proactive engagement and continuous follow-up by the officials ensured that the necessary formalities were completed and Adnan's mortal remains were brought back to India," Khuehami said.
He added that the timely intervention and compassionate support extended by Dr. Jaishankar's office and the Indian diplomatic mission in Dhaka had brought immense relief and solace to the bereaved family, particularly his mother, who was in Bangladesh following the tragic loss of her son.
Khuehami expressed special appreciation for the officials of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and the concerned officers of the Ministry of External Affairs for their constant monitoring, seamless coordination and compassionate handling of the matter. "At a time when a grieving mother and an entire family were waiting desperately to bring their son home for one final time, the Ministry of External Affairs and our diplomatic mission in Dhaka stood by them with remarkable sensitivity and commitment. Such interventions reaffirm that no Indian citizen is left alone in a foreign land during moments of distress and tragedy.
“We are deeply grateful to Dr. S. Jaishankar, the entire team at the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian High Commission in Dhaka for their timely intervention, compassionate support and coordinated efforts in ensuring that Adnan’s mortal remains were brought home with dignity. Their assistance provided much-needed solace to the grieving family and enabled them to bid their son a final farewell and perform his last rites in his homeland,” he added.
