Bangladeshi plane makes emergency landing in India
A trainee pilot of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) had to make emergency landing his aircraft in Murshidabad district of Pachhimbanga in India yesterday evening due to failing to locate position in the air.
Assistant Director Nurul Islam of ISPR told The Daily Star that flight Cadet Mohammad Rashed taking off from Bir Shrestha Matiur Rahman air base of BAF in Jessore at 4:04pm, sent a message that he failed to locate his position in the air.
At 6:32pm, he further informed that he was going to land on a nearby field failing to locate any airport within his reach, he said quoting Rashed.
He added that Rashed managed to land at 6:37pm on the field and he then came to know that the field was under Murshidabad district.
Asked about the reason of failing to locate the position, Nurul Islam said the reason could not be ascertained immediately.
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