A training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) crashed in the Uttara area of the capital on Monday, according to the Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR).

Lima Khanam, a duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room, said they received information about the crash on the field of Uttara Milestone College around 1:18 pm, and three firefighting units were dispatched to the scene immediately.

“We don’t have any further details at the moment,” she said.