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Training Jet Crash at Dhaka School Kills 19, Injures 164

National flags flew at half-mast nationwide, accompanied by a high-level Air Force committee probing the jet’s technical failure.

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Firefighters work to remove the wreckage from a building, after an air force training aircraft crashed into Milestone College campus, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 21, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Firemen check the wreckage of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft that crashed onto a school campus in Dhaka.

Overview

  • Rescue operations have concluded with at least 19 fatalities and 164 injuries, most victims being students.
  • The Chinese-made F-7 BGI trainer experienced a technical malfunction moments after takeoff from A. K. Khandaker Air Force Base.
  • Flight Lieutenant Mohammad Towkir Islam attempted to steer the jet away from densely populated areas before it struck a two-storey building on the Milestone School campus.
  • Personnel from the Bangladesh Army and the Fire Service and Civil Defence responded immediately to extinguish fires and evacuate survivors.
  • The interim government declared a national day of mourning with flags at half-mast and the Air Force formed a high-level committee to review safety protocols.