Army general killed in helicopter crash in central Bangladesh.Dhaka: At least two military officers including a major general was killed Monday after a military helicopter crashed in central Tangail district, officials said."The army helicopter crashed in a pond killling a major general and a lieutenant colonel, who was piloting the craft," Tangail district police chief Mohammad Abdul Mannan man·nan n. Any of a group of plant polysaccharides that are polymers of mannose. [mann(ose) + -an2.] told Gulf News as he was reached here by telephone. He added that the helicopter was carrying three passengers and of them one army major survived with critical wounds but it could not be ascertained immediately what caused the crash. Army sources confirmed that general officer commanding General Officer Commanding (GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth (and some other) nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division. of the army's western Jessore area Major General Rafiqul Islam and pilot Lieutenant Colonel Shahid Shahid or Shaheed is a male given name common among Muslims. It is the Arabic word for witness or martyr. People with this name Famous people with this name include: See also
They said co-pilot of the helicopter major Saif, was sent to Dhaka's Combined Military Hospital with serious injuries. "The accident took place when the helicopter hit an electric pole and plunged into a small pond causing instantaneous death of the army officers," an Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR ISPR Inter-Services Public Relations (Armed Forces of Pakistan) ISPR International Society for Paranormal Research ISPR International Standard Payload Rack ISPR International Society of Photosynthesis Research ) statement later said. It said the helicopter was flying to central Mymensingh Cantonment from Jessore cantonment to pick up the GOC of 19 infantry division for a conference at army headquarters in Dhaka. Al Nisr Publishing Al Nisr Publishing is a company based in Dubai, UAE. The company is a part of Al Tayer Group. It was established in 1985 by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Abdullah Al Rostamani and Juma Al Majid. It employs 1,050 people and has branches in Manilla, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. LLC 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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