A training fighter jet of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) crashed into the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram on Thursday morning. The two pilots jumped from the aircraft with parachutes as it caught fire. They were rescued from Karnaphuli river and admitted to BNS Patenga Hospital in Chittagong. While undergoing treatment at the hospital, one of the two pilots, Squadron Leader Asim Jawad died in the noon.

“The YAK130 training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed in Patenga area around 11 am due to mechanical glitch and two pilots on board managed to eject from the aircraft through parachutes. They were rescued and taken to hospital,” said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a press release earlier.