A pilot of Bangladesh Air Force died on Thursday, as a
training aircraft crashed in Karnaphuli River.
The airman has been identified as Asim Jawad, a squadron
leader.
According to Shakila Sultana, deputy commissioner (Port) of the
Chittagong Metropolitan Police, after the training aircraft of Bangladesh Air
Force, a YAK-130, crashed in Karnaphuli River near Patenga in the morning, pilot
and co-pilot ejected with parachutes. Two injured pilots were rescued and taken
to BNS Issa Khan Hospital. Jawad succumbed to his injuries in the hospital
after 12pm. The other pilot is under treatment.