Bangladesh plane carrying 71 people crashes in Nepal

Published on 12 Mar 2018 7:43:27 PM

A Bangladeshi aircraft carrying 67 passengers and four crew crashed on Monday while coming in to land at the airport in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, an airport official said, adding that 17 people on board had been rescued.

Eight bodies had been recovered so far and more deaths were feared, Kathmandu police spokesman said.