Mahreen Chowdhury, 46, a coordinator of Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara, died yesterday after sustaining 80 percent burns while trying to escort students outside after a Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed into one of the school buildings.

8 bodies handed over to family

Aviation experts and pilots, both military and civilian, yesterday questioned the rationale behind allowing military aircraft to conduct training exercises over a densely populated area like Dhaka.

In the aftermath of a devastating air force jet crash into a school, Dhaka’s hospitals become the frontline of a tragedy that shook the city to its core. The corridors of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery became a scene of anguish as scores of critically injured, mostly children, arrived in waves.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir call for proper investigation

The wailing sound of the ambulance siren near the hospital was loud and roaring; random pedestrians and street-vendors were clearing the road to allow the approaching ambulances to pass

The government will bear the cost of treatment for all injured patients, according to an official statement

The chief justice prayed for the eternal peace of those who lost their lives in the incident and extended heartfelt condolences to their bereaved families

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The F7 BGI fighter trainer jet crashed into the Milestone School and College campus, resulting in multiple casualties

Between 2:30pm and 4:30pm, a charred body of a child and more than 100 injured victims were rushed to Uttara Adhunik Hospital

Parul wails in anguish as she searches for her 3rd grader daughter Nusrat

The national flag will be flown at half-mast at all govt, semi-govt, autonomous institutions, and educational establishments across country

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Milestone teacher recalls crash horror

At least 19 people were killed and more than 100 injured after a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 aircraft crashed into the Milestone College campus in Uttara

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More than 100 injured were admitted to burn units of different hospitals

A student died of electrocution in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore last night