Bangladesh Navy have unearthed no clues of crashing of the of the missing Malaysian jet MH370 in the Bangladesh maritime zone.
Director of Naval Intelligence of Bangladesh Navy Commodore M Rashed Ali said on Sunday that they searched about 87,059 square kilometers in the Bay of Bengal, but found no sign of any aircraft crashed in the area, reports BSS.
"Two modern frigates and two maritime patrol aircraft were engaged to search out any trace of the missing Malaysian jet (MH370)," he said in a press conference at the Naval Headquarters in the capital.
The director said, Bangladesh Navy divided Bangladesh maritime zone into eight for searching the aircraft wreckages.
The Navy deployed its biggest and most sophisticated frigate'Bangabandhu' and 'Samudra Joy' along with maritime patrol aircraft.
Bangladesh Navy joined hands with international community to trace out the missing Boeing 777-200ER at the directive of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 14 amidst report that the jet might have fallen in the Bay of Bengal.
Director of Naval Operations Commodore SM Hakim said, 26 countries are now involved in the Malaysian jet hunt covering a vast stretch of land and sea in south and central Asia and the southern Indian ocean touching the western coast of Australia.
The search operation of Bangladesh Navy would continue until further instruction, Hakim said.
The Boeing 777-300ER en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur went missing with 239 passengers on March 8.