The pilot of the Dhaka-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at the Nagpur airport on August 27, died at a private hospital in the city on Monday, an official said.

Capt. Nawshad Ataul Quaiyum (49) suffered a heart attack mid-air before the plane, carrying 126 passengers to the Bangladesh capital from Muscat, made an emergency landing in Nagpur on Friday.