Bangladesh Mourns as Air Force Training Jet Crash at Dhaka School Kills 31, Including 25 Students Dhaka, Bangladesh — A deadly air force training jet crash in the heart of Dhaka has left the nation in mourning after 31 lives were lost, the majority of them schoolchildren. The tragedy unfolded Monday afternoon in the crowded Uttara neighborhood, where a Chinese-made F-7 BGI aircraft collided with Milestone School and College, igniting a fire that tore through the two-story building. Among the dead are 25 students, a courageous teacher who sustained fatal burns while helping others escape, and the pilot, Flight Lt.…

Dhaka, Bangladesh — A tragedy unfolded on Monday afternoon when a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed into Milestone School and College in the Uttara neighborhood of Dhaka, killing 27 people, including Flight Lt. Mohammed Toukir Islam and numerous students, in what is now one of the deadliest plane crashes in the capital in recent memory. The crash occurred shortly after takeoff from the A.K. Khandaker Air Force Base, around 1:06 p.m. local time. According to a statement from the Bangladesh military, the aircraft suffered a technical malfunction, prompting the pilot to attempt a diversion toward a less…