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Pilot dead as Bangladeh cargo plane crashes into sea

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IANS Dhaka

A pilot was killed and two crew members went missing as a cargo plane crashed into the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Bangladesh's Cox's Bazaar district on Wednesday.

The Jessore-bound aircraft, used for carrying cargo of shrimp, crashed into the sea around 9.30 a.m., bdnews24.com quoted a beach town airport authority as saying.

The accident occurred at the Naziratek Point of the sea, five km off the town, he said.

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First Published: Mar 09 2016 | 11:48 AM IST

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