• Fatickchari, Bangladesh, February 10, 2013: Jainal Abedin, 41, the elder brother of Mohammed Ala Uddin, one of 22 men who died in a bus accident near Al Ain last week, grieves as the coffins of seven men are being unloaded at the Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong, Bangladesh on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Fatickchari, Bangladesh, February 10, 2013: Jainal Abedin, 41, the elder brother of Mohammed Ala Uddin, one of 22 men who died in a bus accident near Al Ain last week, grieves as the coffins of seven men are being unloaded at the Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong, Bangladesh on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • The mother of Mohammed Arif Uddin breaks down as his coffi, together with that of seven others, was unloaded at the Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong in Bangladesh. Silvia Razgova / The National
    The mother of Mohammed Arif Uddin breaks down as his coffi, together with that of seven others, was unloaded at the Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong in Bangladesh. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • A relative grieves next to the coffin of one of the victims of the Al Ain collision as the coffins of seven men are being unloaded at the Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Silvia Razgova / The National
    A relative grieves next to the coffin of one of the victims of the Al Ain collision as the coffins of seven men are being unloaded at the Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Men gather in the courtyard of the Coronation High School in Fatickchari, Bangladesh on to pray over the bodies of four men whose remains were transported to back to Bangladesh from the UAE earlier that day. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Men gather in the courtyard of the Coronation High School in Fatickchari, Bangladesh on to pray over the bodies of four men whose remains were transported to back to Bangladesh from the UAE earlier that day. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Hosna Ara Begum (center-left), the grandmother of Mohammed Arif Uddin, grieves with a neighbor as the coffin of her grandson returns to their village in Paindong, where the family lives. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Hosna Ara Begum (center-left), the grandmother of Mohammed Arif Uddin, grieves with a neighbor as the coffin of her grandson returns to their village in Paindong, where the family lives. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Noor Nahar Laki (centre), 42-year-old mother of Mohammed Arif Uddin, surrounded by women in the neighborhood as they console her as she views the body of her son on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Paindong, the village where the family lives and where Mohammed ???
    Noor Nahar Laki (centre), 42-year-old mother of Mohammed Arif Uddin, surrounded by women in the neighborhood as they console her as she views the body of her son on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Paindong, the village where the family lives and where Mohammed ???
  • Relatives walk ahead as other men gather for prayer before the funeral of Mohammed Ala Uddin in Paindong. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Relatives walk ahead as other men gather for prayer before the funeral of Mohammed Ala Uddin in Paindong. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Men prepare for the burial of Mohammed Ala Uddin in the village of Paindong where he grew up. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Men prepare for the burial of Mohammed Ala Uddin in the village of Paindong where he grew up. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Sultana Aktar (right), the wife of Mohammed Ala Uddin, stands under the portrait of her late husband in the village of Paindong, where their family lives. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Sultana Aktar (right), the wife of Mohammed Ala Uddin, stands under the portrait of her late husband in the village of Paindong, where their family lives. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Paindong, Bangladesh, February 10, 2013: Men gather for a prayer before the funeral of Mohammed Ala Uddin, one of the last week's 22 Al Ain bus-crash victims, while the whole neighborhood gathers to bid a farewell to the late young man's body on Sunday, ???
    Paindong, Bangladesh, February 10, 2013: Men gather for a prayer before the funeral of Mohammed Ala Uddin, one of the last week's 22 Al Ain bus-crash victims, while the whole neighborhood gathers to bid a farewell to the late young man's body on Sunday, ???
  • The village men gather for a prayer before the funeral of Mohammed Ala Uddin. Silvia Razgova / The National
    The village men gather for a prayer before the funeral of Mohammed Ala Uddin. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Men gather for a prayer before the funeral of Mohammed Ala Uddin in the village of Paindong where he lived and grew up. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Men gather for a prayer before the funeral of Mohammed Ala Uddin in the village of Paindong where he lived and grew up. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Hosna Ara Begum, the grandmother of Mohammed Arif Uddin, inconsolable as she receives the body of her only grandson in a coffin. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Hosna Ara Begum, the grandmother of Mohammed Arif Uddin, inconsolable as she receives the body of her only grandson in a coffin. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Alam Nara (third from right), the only sister of Mohammed Ala Uddin, being comforted by other women in the neighborhood as they gather in the village of Paindong in Bangladesh. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Alam Nara (third from right), the only sister of Mohammed Ala Uddin, being comforted by other women in the neighborhood as they gather in the village of Paindong in Bangladesh. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • Relatives carry the coffin of one the seven men whose remains were first transported back to Bangladesh on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Silvia Razgova / The National
    Relatives carry the coffin of one the seven men whose remains were first transported back to Bangladesh on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Silvia Razgova / The National

In pictures: Inconsolable grief as bodies of Al Ain crash victims laid to rest


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