<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A training fighter jet of Bangladesh Air Force crashed into the Karnaphuli river in  Chattogram on Thursday (May 09, 2024) morning.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“A YAK 130 training fighter of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed at Patenga in Chattogram due to mechanical failure. Two pilots of the plane were rescued,” reads a statement released by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).</div><div><br></div><div>The aircraft crashed into Karnaphuli river due to mechanical failure while landing near Boat Club in Patenga, said Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Port Zone Deputy Commissioner Shakila Sultana, reports UNB</div><div><br></div><div>The injured pilots were taken to the Combined Military Hospital, she said. </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd/fas</div>