A pilot of a training helicopter of the Bangladesh Army, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Singapore after being injured in a helicopter crash in Nawabganj upazila of Keraniganj, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Lt Col Mohammad Ismail Hossain, 45, air wing director of RAB Forces.
On July 27, two pilots were injured as a training helicopter of the Bangladesh Army made a crash landing on a waterbody in Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka.
Pilots Lt Col Ismail and Major Shams were shifted to Dhaka Combined Military Hospital by helicopter, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
Col Ismail was airlifted to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on August 5 as he got severe injuries in his backbone.
On August 6, a successful surgery was conducted at the hospital but his physical condition started to deteriorate.
Later, he breathed his last on Tuesday at the hospital.
Col Ismail was survived by his parents, wife and two sons.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, Army chief, senior secretary of Security Division under Home Ministry, IGP, RAB DG and high officials concerned expressed deep shock at the demise of Col Ismail and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.
