
An officer of BAF said, "This is a milestone and a historic moment, not only for the BAF but also for the country itself." "I hope it will encourage the youth community of the country. Earlier, we have seen many Bangladeshi female civil aviation pilots, but they are the maiden Bangladeshi female combat pilots who got commissioned," he added.
Nayma and Tamanna received their combat pilot badges around 1:35pm from Air Commodore Sayed Hossain, air officer commanding of the BAF base, after a solo flying session of Bell 206, a utility and training helicopter, in Jessore BAF airbase.
Both the pilots had to take a rigid, six-month training before receiving their pilot badges.