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1 killed in B'desh chopper crash

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Press Trust of India Dhaka
Last Updated : Sep 16 2016 | 8:57 PM IST
One person was killed and four others were injured today when a private helicopter crashed, after it dropped ace Bangladeshi crickter Shakib Al Hasan and his wife.
Shakib, 29, and his wife flew to Tulip Sea Pearl Beach Resort, in Cox Bazar for a television commercial shoot when the helicopter that took them there crashed while it was on its return journey.
32-year-old Shah Alam working as an accountant at Ogilvy Bangladesh, an advertising and brand communications agency died in the crash.
The Robinson R66 helicopter on its return journey took off with five passengers, including the pilot, and crashed around 10.30 AM in Redu Khal area near Inani sea beach. One person was killed and four others injured in the accident, The Daily Star reported.
"I am fine, but feel rather shocked at the news of the chopper crash," Shakib said.
The pilot neither informed the airport authorities nor asked for permission for landing, said Cox's Bazar Airport Manager Sadhon Kumar Mohanto.

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"We don't know the details of the accident," he added.
The cause of the accident is yet unknown.
In 2015, Shakib became the first and only cricketer in history to be ranked the No.1 all-rounder by ICC in its Player Rankings in all three formats of the game.

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First Published: Sep 16 2016 | 8:57 PM IST

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