In a tragic turn of events on Monday, a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school campus in Dhaka’s Uttara area, claiming the lives of 19 people and injuries to several others. The incident occurred during the morning hours and has prompted immediate rescue operations from both fire and military teams.
Jet Plane crash on Milestone school, Diabari, Uttara, Dhaka pic.twitter.com/g55cWG9eUN
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মাইলস্টোন কলেজের দিয়া বাড়ি ক্যাম্পাসের উপর একটি ট্রেনিং প্লেন বিধস্ত হয়েছে।
প্রশাসনের পক্ষ থেকে জানানো হচ্ছে, অতিরিক্ত ভীড়ের কারনে ব্যাহত হচ্ছে উদ্ধার কার্যক্রম। উৎসুক জনতাকে ঘটনাস্থল ত্যাগ করার আহবান জানানো হচ্ছে।
অনেক ব্লাড প্রয়োজন হতে পারে।#Dhakaplanecrash pic.twitter.com/LVKTlsYU6j
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According to reports, the F-7 BGI aircraft went down on the premises of Milestone School and College, located in the Diabari area of northern Dhaka. The crash caused a fire and thick smoke to engulf parts of the campus, videos of which quickly began circulating on social media.
Initial reports from PTI quoted both military and fire department sources confirming the fatal crash. Lima Khanam, an official at the Fire Service Central Control Room, told bdnews24, “The training aircraft crashed at the Milestone School and College in Diabari. Our team has recovered one body. The Air Force has rescued four people with injuries and taken them away.”
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बांग्लादेश एयरफोर्स का F-7 BGI ट्रेनर विमान क्रैश
राजधानी #ढाका के स्कूल पर गिरा #Bangladesh#BangladeshAirForce #dhaka #planecrash #aircraftcrash pic.twitter.com/zkSJwFrKll— PRABHAT KUMAR (@PRABHATROY22) July 21, 2025
The Bangladesh Army’s public relations department issued a brief statement acknowledging the incident, confirming that the downed jet belonged to the Air Force. However, no further details were immediately available regarding the pilot or the nature of the training operation.
VIDEO | Dhaka: Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into a school in Dhaka, killing at least one person, fire official says. More details awaited.
(Source: PTI Videos) pic.twitter.com/bzXMGqJTEE
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Local broadcaster Jamuna TV also reported that the injured could be more than they thought, Over 50 people, including both children and adults, have been admitted to the hospital with burn injuries, according to a doctor from the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, as reported by ynetnews.
Emergency services were seen working on site, and authorities would be expected to investigate the circumstances of the crash.
This is not the first aviation disaster to hit South Asia in recent weeks. On July 9, two Indian Air Force pilots were killed when an Indian Air Force Jaguar fighter aircraft crashed during a training mission in Rajasthan’s Churu district.
Squadron Leader Lokendra Singh Sindhu and Flight Lieutenant Rishi Raj Singh were killed in this incident. Additionally, there was an Air India AI717 crash almost a month ago in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The flight crashed into the roof of a medical college hostel, killing 241 of 242 passengers onboard and 19 people on the ground.
Authorities in Bangladesh are expected to release further updates as more information becomes available about the Dhaka crash. Investigations will likely focus on technical failures, weather conditions, and pilot error, all of which are commonly examined in military aviation accidents.
