DHAKA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government has declared one-day state mourning on Thursday for the victims of the US-Bangla Airlines plane that crashed in Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday.

Bangladeshi cabinet at an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Wednesday made the decision.

As part of marking the mourning day, special prayers will be held at all religious institutions and places of worship including mosques, temples and churches and pagodas across the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Deputy Press Secretary Ashraful Alam Khokon said.

At least 51 people were killed as the aircraft, with 71 people onboard, crashed and burst into flames while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Monday.