Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into school in Dhaka, one dead 

At least one person died after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a school building in Dhaka’s Uttara area on Monday, media reports said.

The jet crashed into the building of Milestone School and College.

Lima Khanam, the duty officer at the Fire Service control room, told Dhaka Tribune: “We received the report at 1:18pm that an aircraft has crashed near Milestone School and College in Uttara.”

Eight units from the Uttara, Tongi, Pallabi, Kurmitola, Mirpur, and Purbachal fire services rushed to the spot to bring the blaze under control.

According to local media reports, the injured people have been rushed to Uttara Adhunik Hospital, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Kurmitola General Hospital, Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Govt Hospital, Uttara Women’s Medical College, Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College Hospital.

Deputy Police Commissioner of DMP’s Uttara Division, Mohidul Islam, told reporters as quoted by Dhaka Tribune: “A training aircraft has crashed in the Milestone College area. Rescue operations are underway. Further details will be provided later.”