A pilot died and another was injured after a training fighter jet of Bangladesh Air Force crashed into the Karnaphuli river in  Chattogram on Thursday (May 09, 2024) morning. 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 Divison Deputy Commissioner Shakila Sultana. The injured pilot is Wing Commander Sohan.   Air Force training fighter jet crashes in Ctg; 2 pilots rescued  The two pilots managed to eject from the aircraft  through parachutes. They were rescued and taken to hospital. The BAF aircraft of Zahurul Haq Base crashed near the Boat Club. “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). Divers and fire fighters are working to retrieve the aircraft.  Read more: Bangladesh Air Force Chief departs for Australia

Thirteen aircrew of Bangladesh Air Force left Dhaka for China on Tuesday (May 11, 2021) morning by BAF C-130J aircraft to bring 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine and AD syringes. Wing Commander Md Habibur Rahman is leading the team. Also read: Ready to offer more support if Covid situation deteriorates in Bangladesh: China Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat has provided necessary guidance to carry out this goodwill mission. In compliance with the policies published by the government, the Armed Forces is conducting various activities under the direction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to contain the spread of coronavirus. Also read: BAF aircraft ferries medical aid from China In line with this, the goodwill mission is being conducted to bring vaccine and AD syringes provided by China as a sign of its friendly relations with Bangladesh, according to a media release of the Inter Service Public Relation Directorate issued Tuesday evening. The BAF aircraft is expected to return home on Wednesday. Also read: Covid-19: BAF aircraft brings medical aid from S Korea

A total of 71 Bangladesh citizens returned home from Beirut, Lebanon on Wednesday.

An aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) landed in Dhaka with medical aid from South Korea on Thursday night.

The government has procured five C-130J aircrafts from the United Kingdom (UK) as part of its efforts to modernise Bangladesh Air Force (BAF).

A C-130B transport aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force left Dhaka for Maldives on Saturday with daily essentials as souvenir and 11 Bangladeshi doctors who could not join their workplace in Maldives due to coronavirus situation.   The mission consisting of 19 BAF Air crew was led by Air Commodore M A Awal Hossain  of the BAF.   Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman  Serniabat provided necessary directives  to carry out the mission, said Director of ISPR directorate Lt Col Abdullah Ibne Jayed.   Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations) Air Vice Marshal M Abul was also present on the occasion.  

A C-130J transport aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) brought back 70 Bangladeshi nationals from the Maldives on a return flight on Tuesday.

In celebration of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh Air Force will show an aerial display with a hundred salutations at the Bangabandhu Mausoleum on Tuesday.