Kaniz Fatema Roksana Explained
| Kaniz Fatema Roksana |
| Full Name: | Syeda Kaniz Fatema Roksana |
| Native Name: | কানিজ ফাতেমা রোকসানা |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Death Place: | Near Zia International Airport, Dhaka |
| Death Cause: | plane crash |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Known For: | first Bangladeshi female commercial pilot |
Kaniz Fatema Roksana was the first Bangladeshi woman commercial pilot.[1] She died on 5 August 1984 in a plane crash in a marsh near Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. With a total death toll of 49 people, it is the deadliest aviation disaster to occur on Bangladeshi soil.[2] She was licensed as a commercial pilot in 1977.[3]
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Notes and References
- News: Plane crash kills female trainee pilot in Bangladesh . . 2015-04-01 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150709044436/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/469137/plane-crash-kills-female-trainee.html . 2015-07-09 . 2016-11-11 .
- News: AROUND THE WORLD; 49 Die in Bangladesh As Plane Plunges . 6 August 1984 . . 14 August 2014.
- Breaking the Glass Ceiling . The Star . 2010-03-05 . Al-mahmood . Syed Zain . Karim . Elita . Kamol . Ershad . Hossain . Anika . 9 . 10 . 2016-11-11 . 2016-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161106140354/http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2010/03/01/cover.htm . dead .
