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Nepal plane crash toll climbs to 51, probe panel formed
KATHMANDU: The death toll in the US-Bangla Airlines plane crash in Nepal climbed to 51 after two more people succumbed to injuries in hospital here on Tuesday as the Nepali government formed a probe panel to investigate the aviation disaster. The Nepali Home Ministry said in a press release that 22 Nepalis, 28 Bangladeshis and a Chinese passenger lost their lives in Monday’s accident. Meanwhile, investigators have retrieved the black box from the wreckage of the plane that crashed. Authorities said, as the conversation between the air traffic controllers and the pilot before the tragedy indicated a possible confusion over the runway. A high-level delegation from Bangladesh arrived here on Tuesday to discuss with Nepalese officials the issues related to a crash involving a US-Bangla Airlines aircraft. The Bangla delegation includes Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism A K M Shahjahan Kamal, Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali and senior aviation officials, My Republica reported.