Across oceans of grief, Bangladeshi PhD student Limon returns to his final resting place
His burial took place at the family graveyard in Laldoba village after the namaz-e-janaza held at Laldoba High School ground following Maghrib prayers.
Zamil Ahamed Limon, one of the two Bangladeshi doctoral students from the University of South Florida who were murdered in the United States, was laid to rest in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur this evening (4 May).
His burial took place at the family graveyard in Laldoba village after the namaz-e-janaza held at Laldoba High School ground following Maghrib prayers.
Jamalpur-3 MP Mostafizur Rahman Babul, Additional District Magistrate Abdullah Bin Rashid, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sumon Chowdhury, upazila BNP Vice President Abdul Mannan, and municipality BNP President Abdul Gafur, among others, attended the funeral prayer.
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Earlier, the aircraft carrying his remains landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:47am today (4 May).
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam received the body on behalf of the government and formally handed it over to the family.
The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment assisted in the repatriation process.
Officials said the body was flown from Orlando International Airport on Saturday (2 May) under the supervision of the Bangladesh consulate general in Miami.
The minister said Bangladesh is maintaining regular communication with US authorities for a proper investigation and trial, expressing hope that those responsible will be brought to justice.
She said the government stands beside the families of the victims under the prime minister's directive.
Around 3:10pm, the body arrived in his residence from Dhaka, where hundreds of grieving locals gathered to pay their final respects as the coffin arrived.
Meanwhile, the body of Nahida Sultana Bristy has been formally identified.
The Bangladesh consulate in Miami has sought family consent and requested release from the Pinellas County Medical examiner.
Her remains are currently with a funeral home, with arrangements underway for repatriation.
Her funeral in the US is scheduled for Wednesday (6 May), with departure to Bangladesh expected on Thursday (7 May).
The Bangladesh missions in Miami and Washington are jointly coordinating the process.
Earlier, Limon's funeral prayer was held on 30 April after Zuhr at the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Area Mosque in Florida.
At the airport, Limon's mother and relatives broke down in tears as the coffin arrived. His father, visibly devastated, recalled how Limon often reassured him that he and his brother would take care of the family.
Relatives described him as calm, polite and exceptionally brilliant.
They said he had no known disputes with his roommate and that the family only learned through media reports of allegations involving a mentally unstable individual, later expressing regret that they had not been aware earlier.
Limon's uncle said the family's dreams for him had been cut short despite his admission to a university in the US.
He broke down, saying it was painful beyond words for an uncle to prepare his nephew's grave.
Limon was a PhD student at the University of South Florida. He had been missing since 16 April, along with another Bangladeshi student, Nahida Sultana Bristy.
He was last seen at his off-campus apartment shared with Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, and another roommate. US authorities later arrested Abugharbieh, and Limon's body was recovered on 24 April from multiple black bags dumped near the Howard Frankland Bridge.
The Bangladesh mission in the United States and the victims' family members continue to call for a full investigation and accountability in both deaths.
