50 people have been reportedly killed and while 17 have been rescued after a Bangladeshi passenger plane with 67 on board crashed near the Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu.

The airplane, which was approaching the runway, slipped near the football ground and subsequently caught on fire.

Nepal Tourism Department Joint Secretary Suresh Acharya informed that the people who had been rescued are admitted to the hospital.

The US-Bangla plane that had crashed landed near to the airport as it reportedly arrived from Dhaka. Meanwhile airport officials are trying their best to bring the fire under control while witnesses posted pictures of smoke arising from the airport on social media.