Bangladesh Air Force Plane Crashes into School Campus

A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school campus in Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 20 people, including the pilot, and injuring over 100, mostly students. The Chinese-made F-7 BGI aircraft caught fire immediately after crashing into Milestone School and College in the Uttara neighborhood. The cause of the crash is unclear, and Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus has pledged an investigation, expressing sorrow over the incident.

Hundreds of students protested near a school in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where a military training jet crashed on Monday, killing 31 people, including 25 students and the pilot. The death toll rose on Tuesday as seven people succumbed to their injuries. The crash occurred at the Milestone School and College, where a fire broke out, injuring 171 people, mostly students. The Bangladesh air force attributed the crash to a "technical malfunction" in the Chinese-made F-7 BGI training aircraft. The government marked Tuesday as a national day of mourning, and an investigation by the military is ongoing. Students demanded accountability, compensation for victims' families, and the halt of training flights, citing the use of "outdated and unsafe" aircraft.

At least 19 people have died and 164 were injured after a Bangladesh air force plane crashed into a college campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The aircraft, an F-7 BGI, crashed into Milestone School and College where students were taking tests or attending classes. The pilot was among the dead and many of the injured were students with burn injuries. The cause of the crash is not immediately clear.