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Time of India
a day ago
- Health
- Time of India
India deputing doctors, nurses and equipment to Dhaka following fighter jet crash
Specialist doctors, nurses, and specialized equipment for treating burn patients are being sent from India to Dhaka to help those injured in the warplane crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, who are currently undergoing treatment, according to BBC Bangla. A senior source in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi told the BBC today, "We are expecting two specialist doctors - who have long experience working in burn units - to arrive in Dhaka today (Tuesday) along with a small team of nurses." Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Degree Others Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Cybersecurity Project Management MBA Digital Marketing Finance MCA Leadership CXO Product Management Design Thinking Data Science Public Policy Technology PGDM Data Science healthcare others Management Data Analytics Operations Management Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making Strategic Leadership and Transformation Global Business Acumen Comprehensive Business Expertise Duration: 2 Years University of Western Australia UWA Global MBA Starts on Jun 28, 2024 Get Details He added, "Medical equipment is also being sent. More doctors will also go as needed." On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on his X his condolences over the plane crash and said that "India stands by Bangladesh in this crisis and is ready to provide all kinds of support and assistance." Meanwhile, interim regime Chief Advisor Md Yunus had to take down his Facebook post asking for donation from public to deal with aircraft crash following huge backlash in social media. Live Events Students are still protesting in front of Dhaka's Baitul Mukarram demanding the resignation of the Education Adviser. Students also blocked highways in Chittagong and Barishal demanding the resignation of Education Advisor. Anger is brewing against the Army and Interim Government; people are questioning the reasons given by the government on the crash and its subsequent response; and Education Advisor CR Abrar, and Law Advisor Asif Nazrul, who were gheraoed for hours by the students have been released.
Saudi Gazette
2 days ago
- General
- Saudi Gazette
'My friend died right in front of me': Student describes moment air force jet crashed into school
DHAKA — Farhan Hasan had just finished an exam and left the classroom chatting to friends when a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into his school campus - killing at least 27 people. "The burning plane was hitting the building right in front of my eyes," the Milestone School and College student told BBC Bangla. Footage from the school in a northern suburb of the capital, Dhaka shows a huge fire and thick smoke, after the aircraft slammed into a two-storey building. More than 170 people were injured in the crash. The armed forces said that the F-7 jet had experienced a mechanical fault after taking off for a training exercise just after 13:00 local time (07:00 GMT). The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Md. Taukir Islam, was among those killed. Farhan, who was speaking to BBC Bangla alongside his uncle and his father, added: "My best friend, the one I was in the exam hall with, he died right in front of my eyes. "In front of my eyes... the plane went right over his head. And many parents were standing inside because the younger kids were coming out since it was the end of the school day... the plane took the parents along with it." A teacher at the college, Rezaul Islam, told the BBC that he saw the plane "directly" hit the building. Another teacher, Masud Tarik, told Reuters that he heard an explosion: "When I looked back, I only saw fire and smoke... There were many guardians and kids here." Hours after the crash, in a residential area which is quite densely populated, huge crowds gathered with people standing on top of buildings to get a view. As people ran in all directions, ambulances and volunteers worked to find their way to carry the injured and many bodies out of the Milestone School and College. At least 30 ambulances were seen moving people out. One woman seeking information at the scene told the BBC her son had called her right after the crash, but she had not heard from him since. More than 50 people, including children and adults, were taken to hospital with burns, a doctor at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery said. Many families and relatives of victims were inside the hospital - including Shah Alam, the uncle of a Year 8 boy, Tanvir Ahmed, who died in the crash. "My beloved nephew is in the morgue right now," Mr Alam said holding on to his younger brother - Tanvir's father - who was unable to speak. Most of the victims inside the burns hospital are minors - most of them are between the ages of nine and 14. It is not just the burns hospital which has received the injured. Bangladesh's health ministry said seven hospitals across the city were treating victims. The scale of the accident has prompted members of the public to come forward and donate blood, as well as visits to the injured from politicians representing two of the country's largest parties, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islamim. Tuesday, meanwhile, has been declared a day of mourning - with the national flag flown at half-mast. Muhammad Yunus, the leader of Bangladesh's interim government, said "necessary measures" would be taken to investigate the cause of the incident and "ensure all kinds of assistance". "This is a moment of deep sorrow for the nation. I wish the injured a speedy recovery and instruct all authorities, including the hospitals concerned, to deal with the situation with utmost importance," he said in a post on social media site X. An investigation committee has been formed to look into the incident, the statement added. According to an armed forces statement, the pilot had tried to navigate the jet to a less populated area after the mechanical fault occurred. He had only just taken off from an air force base in the capital. — BBC
Mint
2 days ago
- Mint
Bangladesh jet crash: Eyewitnesses recall children running whose ‘bodies were on fire', ‘friend died in front of eyes'
Eyewitnesses have described the horrifying Bangladeshi Air Force's F-7 jet crash incident that killed at least 27 when the Chinese made aircraft went down at Milestone School in Uttara neighbourhood of Dhaka on July 21. Purnima Das who is a teacher there recalled that she saw children running and their bodies on fire. Another's friend died in front of his eyes. 'When I came out of the room, I saw so much fire. The entire corridor was on fire. Just two feet away, a colleague of mine had run into the fire. He fell at my feet, pleading to be saved. His whole body was burned. I stood there like a stone. Someone pulled me away, and we were taken out,' Das recounted in a Facebook post. She added, 'By then, 80% of the children in that building had gone home. And then there was a terrible noise in the building, before I knew it, I saw little children running. I saw that their bodies were on fire.' According to Farhan, he saw the plane—engulfed in flames—hitting the building and his best friend died right in front of his eyes. 'My best friend, the one I was in the exam hall with, he died right in front of my eyes. In front of my eyes... the plane went right over his head. And many parents were standing inside because the younger kids were coming out since it was the end of the school day... the plane took the parents along with it," BBC Bangla quoted Farhan who was speaking in the presence of his uncle and father. Video footage from a school in a northern suburb of Dhaka captures a massive fire and dense smoke following the aircraft's collision with a two-storey building. Over 170 people sustained injuries in the crash. The country's military said it took off from Bangladesh Air Force Base A K Khandaker in Dhaka's Kurmitola area at 1:06 pm local time and crashed shortly afterward. The aircraft 'directly' struck the building, Rezaul Islam, a teacher told BBC. 'When I looked back, I only saw fire and smoke... There were many guardians and kids here,' Reuters quoted another teacher, Masud Tarik who heard the explosion as saying. A woman, who was present at the scene and looking for information, said she had not talked to her son since their last call following the crash. Shah Alam, the uncle of a Year 8 boy, Tanvir Ahmed, who lost his life in the crash, was inside the hospital with other relative of those killed. He said, 'My beloved nephew is in the morgue right now." The majority of the victims at the burns hospital are minors, mostly aged between 9 and 14. Many came to the hospital to donate blood, and several politicians from the two leading parties, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami, also paid visits. 'I express deep shock and sorrow over the tragic incident of the Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training aircraft crash on the campus of Milestone School and College in the Diabari area of the capital today, which resulted in casualties,' Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of the interim government stated. He added, 'The loss suffered by the air force personnel, students, parents, teachers, staff of Milestone School and College, and others in this accident is irreparable. This is a moment of deep grief for the nation.'
NDTV
2 days ago
- General
- NDTV
"Colleague Collapsed Pleading To Be Saved": Dhaka Teacher On Crash Horror
For Purnima Das, Monday was another usual day. The teacher at Milestone School in Dhaka's Uttara neighbourhood had just finished one of the classes and returned to the faculty room when she was startled by a loud bang. As she rushed out to grasp what had unfolded, a horrific scene awaited her in the corridor - of children running in panic and their bodies on fire. The school was the site of a deadly fighter jet crash last morning that left 19 dead, including 16 children and pilot Flight Lieutenant Toukir Islam. Two of Ms Das's colleagues were also among the victims. Over 100 others were injured; some suffered severe burns. Ms Das had just crossed the corridor that went up in flames after the crash. The building held classes for mostly primary and secondary students. "By then, 80% of the children in that building had gone home. And then there was a terrible noise in the building, before I knew it, I saw little children running. I saw that their bodies were on fire," recalled Ms Das in a Facebook post. She said she rushed to the washroom and poured water on a few students who had suffered burns. By that time, both fire and panic had spread to the rest of the school. A teacher, meanwhile, screamed to vacate the rooms. "When I came out of the room, I saw so much fire. The entire corridor was on fire. Just two feet away, a colleague of mine had run into the fire and collapsed while pleading to be saved. His whole body was burned. I stood there like a stone. Someone pulled me away and we were taken out," said Ms Das. When she returned after five minutes, she said she saw the burnt bodies of the young students in the building. "Why didn't I get a scratch, why nothing happened to me, I don't know. The faces of those little children are floating before my eyes," said the traumatised teacher. The trauma took a heavy toll on the students as well, having to witness their classmates burn to death. The plant hit the school building right before my eyes, recounted Farhan Hasan, who had just finished an exam and left the classroom. The mother of an injured student at a hospital after the deadly crash "My best friend, the one I was in the exam hall with, he died right in front of my eyes," he told BBC Bangla. Masud Tarik, another teacher at the school, recalled that he heard an explosion and turned around to see only fire and smoke. Speaking to Reuters, he said, "When I was picking (up) my kids and went to the gate, I realised something came from behind...I heard an explosion. When I looked back, I only saw fire and smoke." The F-7BGI aircraft, an advanced version of the Chinese J-7 fighter, was on a training flight when it crashed into the school building in the bustling neighbourhood. The jet had suffered a mechanical fault and crashed while trying to navigate to a less populated area, according to a statement by the armed forces. The plane "directly" hit the building, a teacher, Rezaul Islam, told the BBC. The injured are being treated at seven hospitals. At least 25 of them are critical. A probe committee has been formed to investigate the crash.
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First Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- First Post
‘Ready to extend support': PM Modi expresses solidarity with Bangladesh after 20 die in Dhaka jet crash
PM Modi said India stood strong with the people of Bangladesh and was ready to extend support and assistance in the rescue operation. read more Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (July 21) expressed solidarity with the neighbouring country of Bangladesh following a tragic Air Force training jet crash in Dhaka's Diabari area earlier in the day. Taking to X, PM Modi said India stood strong with the people of Bangladesh and was ready to extend support and assistance in the rescue operation. 'Deeply shocked and saddened at the loss of lives, many of them young students, in a tragic air crash in Dhaka. Our hearts go out to the bereaved families. We pray for the swift recovery of those injured. India stands in solidarity with Bangladesh and is ready to extend all possible support and assistance,' PM Modi said in the X post. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Earlier in the day, a training aircraft belonging to the Bangladesh Air Force crashed onto a school campus in the country's capital, killing at least 20 people. More than 170 others sustained injuries in the incident. Most of those injured are schoolchildren and around 70 of the injured were undergoing treatment in hospitals for burns, Sayedur Rahman, a Special Assistant to the interim ruler Muhammed Yunus, previously told BBC Bangla. The fighter jet involved in the crash was an F-7 BGI, which the country purchased from China. As per the official document, each F-7 jet costs $5.85 million. The jet took off from the Bangladesh Air Force base in Kurmitola, Dhaka, as part of a routine training mission and soon encountered a technical problem. Military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Sami Ud Dowla Chowdhury said that the pilot made his best efforts to divert the plane away from densely-populated areas. 'The pilot made a valiant attempt to divert the aircraft away from densely populated areas. Despite his best efforts, the aircraft crashed into a two-storey building belonging to Milestone School and College,' he stated. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The pilot also lost his life in the crash. The authorities noted that children were present inside the school at the time of the crash, leading to a high number of casualties. Fire and rescuers from the military arrived at the scene soon after the crash.
