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Dhaka School Jet Crash Death Toll Rises to 34, Inquiry Commission Formed

The nine-member commission has four weeks to pinpoint the mechanical fault behind the crash under national mourning measures.

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Overview

  • Officials confirm 34 people were killed and 171 injured when the Chinese-made F-7 BGI training jet crashed into Milestone School and College on July 21.
  • Hospitals report 33 victims still admitted, including 27 children with six in critical or severe condition at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
  • Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Sami Ud Dowl Chowdhury diverted the failing aircraft away from densely populated neighborhoods before it struck the two-story school building.
  • Medical teams from India, China and Singapore have joined local specialists to treat mainly child burn victims.
  • The panel comprises a retired air vice marshal, an urban planner, a BUET engineering professor and senior government secretaries.