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District correspondent : A pilot was killed and co-pilot injured after a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into the Karnaphuli river at Patenga in Chattogram on Thursday.
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The deceased was identified as Asim Jawad. The injured co-pilot is Wing Commander Sohan.
Asim died while undergoing treatment at BNS Issa Khan Hospital at Patenga around 12:30pm, said Chattogram Deputy Police Commissioner Shakila Sultana.
The injured co-pilot Sohan is receiving treatment at the hospital.
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Shakila Sultana said they managed to eject from the plane through parachutes. They were rescued and admitted to the hospital where Asim died.
Earlier, the YAK-130 fighter aircraft caught fire in the air due to a technical glitch and crashed into the river around 10:30am.
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