<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A pilot died and another was injured after a training fighter jet of Bangladesh Air Force crashed into the Karnaphuli river in&nbsp; Chattogram on Thursday.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The pilot, Asim Jawad, passed away around 12:30 pm while undergoing treatment at BNS Issa Khan Hospital in Patenga, said Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Port Zone Deputy Commissioner Shakila Sultana.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The injured pilot is Wing Commander Sohan.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The two pilots managed to eject from the aircraft&nbsp; through parachutes. They were rescued and taken to hospital.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The BAF aircraft of Zahurul Haq Base crashed near the Boat Club, reports UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“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 style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Divers and fire fighters are working to retrieve the aircraft.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd/fas</div>