Squadron Leader Asim Jawad, one of the two pilots who were injured when a fighter training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) crashed in city’s Patenga area this morning, died at BNS Patenga Hospital this noon. “Pilot Asim Jawad passed away around 12:30 pm while undergoing treatment at BNS Issa Khan Hospital in Patenga,” Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Port Division Deputy Commissioner Shakila Sultana told the media. The injured pilot is Wing Commander Sohan. “The YAK130 training aircraft of the 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. Divers, fire fighters, sailors of different ships stationed at the river port were working to find out the wreckage of the crashed plane. Duty Officer of Patenga Police Station Nurul Islam also confirmed the incident, saying the pilots were rescued.
