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The funeral of Bangladesh Navy sailor PO Bratton Khisa, EA-3, who died while serving in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, was held with full military honours at his home village in Rangamati on Monday.
The Bangladesh Navy formally paid its last respects to the fallen sailor with a guard of honour before handing over his body to his family. Navy Chief expressed deep grief over his death and conveyed condolences to the bereaved family.
Bratton Khisa was critically injured by an electric shock on September 20 while serving with the Bangladesh Navy’s BANFMU-11 contingent deployed in the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. He later died while undergoing treatment at a field hospital in India.
A special representative of the UN secretary-general and the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan paid tribute to the sailor for his service and contribution to the UN mission.
His body was brought to Dhaka airport on Sunday morning and later taken to his ancestral home in Rangamati.
A funeral ceremony was held there on Monday according to Buddhist religious customs, with prayers offered for the peace of his soul.
Navy officers and personnel, representatives of the local administration, colleagues, family members, relatives and local dignitaries attended the ceremony.
Later, the Bangladesh Navy and UN flags, his cap and medals were handed over to his wife.
Bratton Khisa was born on June 13, 1987, in Ramharipara village of Naniarchar upazila in Rangamati. He joined the Bangladesh Navy as a sailor on July 1, 2006.