Dhaka, May 4 -- The mortal remains of Zamil Ahamed Limon, one of the two Bangladeshi doctoral students at the University of South Florida who were murdered in the United States, have been brought home.

An Emirates flight carrying the mortal remains of Limon landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 8:40am on Monday.

According to a statement from the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, the body was sent from Orlando International Airport in Florida on Saturday at around 8:50pm local time .

After completion of airport formalities, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed handed over Limon's body to his family.

"We are maintaining communication with the United States. The government is working to ensure that those ...