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Time of India
21 hours ago
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- Time of India
'People were screaming, running': Eyewitnesses recall Bangladesh air crash horror; death toll rises to 27
The crash of a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet into the Milestone School and College campus in Dhaka has left a community devastated, with eyewitnesses describing scenes of fire, panic and heartbreak. At least 27 people, including students and the pilot, were killed and more than 170 injured after the F-7 BGI training jet plummeted into the school on Monday, triggering one of the deadliest aviation accidents in the country's recent history. The aircraft, which took off from the Bangladesh Air Force Base in Kurmitola at 1.06pm local time, suffered a mechanical fault shortly after departure. Despite apparent attempts by the pilot to steer the jet away from densely populated areas, the plane struck a two-storey school building in the Uttara neighbourhood, igniting an inferno. Rescue teams, aided by military and emergency personnel, scrambled to retrieve bodies and rush survivors to hospitals, as parents searched frantically for their missing children. 'I Saw fire and smoke everywhere' Those who witnessed the crash and its aftermath described scenes of chaos and unbearable loss. 'I saw the plane directly hit the building,' said Rezaul Islam, a teacher at the school, speaking to BBC Bangla . His colleague, Masud Tarik, recalled: 'When I looked back, I only saw fire and smoke... by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy the Dip: Top 5 Dividend Stocks with Growth Potential Seeking Alpha Read More Undo There were many guardians and kids here.' Ahmed, a student at the school, told The Guardian : 'I was eating at the school canteen when I suddenly heard a deafening noise. I saw the plane hit the building and then fall onto a smaller structure. It caught fire instantly. People were screaming and running. Flames engulfed many of the younger students.' Another teacher, Mizanur Rahman, believed the pilot was trying to avoid the main school buildings. 'Judging by the trajectory, it looked like the pilot was trying to reach the field behind the buildings – but probably didn't make it.' He said many children were outside as classes were ending. 'There was a massive blast and an inferno swept through the surrounding area, engulfing the children. Some of our teachers and staff are still missing,' he told The Guardian . Grief, panic, and desperate searches The human cost was evident throughout the day. One man wept as he described the loss of his eight-year-old nephew: 'My beloved nephew is in the morgue right now,' he said, as quoted by BBC , his hand on the shoulder of the child's father, who kept asking, 'Where is my son?' A teacher injured in the fire recounted: 'There was no warning. Before we even understood what was happening, there were flames all around. Visibility dropped instantly. All I could see was fire, then smoke.' The teacher suffered burns on both hands, his face and ears scorched. Hospitals were overwhelmed. Bidhan Sarker, head of the burn unit at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, told Reuters : 'A third-grade student was brought in dead, and three others, aged 12, 14 and 40, were admitted.' At the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, eight patients remained in critical condition. Some students rushed to see the aftermath. 'We fought with the crowd and the soldiers to get close to the crash site in our school,' said Estiak Elahi Khan, an eleventh grader. 'What I saw I can't describe... that's terrible.' Rafiqa Taha, a 16-year-old student, watched the horror unfold on TV. 'My God! It's my school,' she said. 'We literally saw skin being torn off.' From her hospital bed, a young girl told Channel 24: 'When we came out, we saw many students who had been charred.' Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed solidarity with Bangladesh, and a national day of mourning was declared.
The Star
a day ago
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- The Star
Air force jet crashes in Dhaka
Scouring the site: Firemen checking the wreckage of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft that crashed into a college campus in Dhaka. — AP At least 19 people were killed as a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a college and school campus in the capital city of Dhaka, a fire services official said. More than 50 people, including children and adults, were hospitalised with burns, a doctor at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery told reporters. The incident occurred at the Milestone School and College in Dhaka's northern area of Uttara, officials said. 'Bangladesh Air Force's F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed in Uttara. The aircraft took off at 13.06,' the military's public relations department said in a statement. Videos of the aftermath of the crash showed a big fire near a lawn emitting a thick plume of smoke into the sky, as crowds watched from a distance. Firefighters sprayed water on the mangled remains of the plane, which appeared to have rammed into the side of a building, damaging iron grills and creating a gaping hole in the structure, Reuters TV visuals showed. 'A third-grade student was brought in dead, and three others, aged 12, 14 and 40, were admitted to the hospital,' said Bidhan Sarker, head of the burn unit at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where some victims were taken. Visuals also showed people screaming and crying as others tried to comfort them. '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,' said Masud Tarik, a teacher at the school. Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh's interim government, said 'necessary measures' would be taken to investigate the cause of the accident and 'ensure all kinds of assistance'. 'The loss suffered by the Air Force... students, parents, teachers and staff, and others in this accident is irreparable,' he said. The incident comes a little over a month after an Air India plane crashed on top of a medical college hostel in neighbouring India's Ahmedabad city, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on the ground, marking the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. — Reuters
Observer
a day ago
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- Observer
Bangladesh jet crashes into college campus
DHAKA: At least 19 people were killed as a Bangladesh air force training aircraft crashed into a college and school campus in the capital city of Dhaka on Monday, a fire services official said. More than 50 people, including children and adults, were hospitalised with burns, a doctor at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery told reporters. The incident occurred at the Milestone School and College in Dhaka's northern area of Uttara, officials said. "Bangladesh Air Force's F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed in Uttara. The aircraft took off at 13:06," the military's public relations department said in a statement. Videos of the aftermath of the crash showed a big fire near a lawn emitting a thick plume of smoke into the sky, as crowds watched from a distance. Firefighters sprayed water on the mangled remains of the plane, which appeared to have rammed into the side of a building, damaging iron grills and creating a gaping hole in the structure. "A third-grade student was brought in dead, and three others, aged 12, 14 and 40, were admitted to the hospital," said Bidhan Sarker, head of the burn unit at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where some victims were taken. Visuals also showed people screaming and crying as others tried to comfort them. "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," said Masud Tarik, a teacher at the school. Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh's interim government, said "necessary measures" would be taken to investigate the cause of the accident and "ensure all kinds of assistance". "The loss suffered by the Air parents, teachers and staff, and others in this accident is irreparable," he said. — Reuters
Morocco World
a day ago
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- Morocco World
Plane Crashes into School in Bangladesh, Leaving at Least 19 Dead
Rabat – At least 19 people have been killed and 164 injured during a plane crash this morning in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The disaster in Bangladesh shocked the region and world, and comes only a month after the deadly Air India crash. The plane was a F-7 BGI aircraft, built for training personnel. It took off from a Bangladesh military base and reportedly went through technical difficulties. After the pilot realized the issue, he reportedly tried to divert the plane away from residential areas. However, as the military base is in the city of Dhaka, he was unable to secure a safe landing into a non-populated area. The plane tragically crashed into Milestone school and college in Dhaka's Uttara neighbourhood as students were taking tests or attending classes. It rammed into the side of the school building, causing a gaping hole. Emergency rescue teams continue to scramble and find people in the rubble and save lives within the destruction. Images of the crash have been circulated widely online through social media with many onlookers crying at the devastation caused by the accident. The videos also showed the aftermath with big fires emitting a thick plume of smoke into the sky and firefighters desperately spraying water to put out the flames on the broken remains of the plane. Masud Tarik, a teacher at the school, told Reuters in an interview , 'When I was picking up my kids and went to the gate, I realized something had come from behind. I heard an explosion. When I looked back, I only saw fire and smoke.' Many students at the school, aged 12, 14 and 18, have been admitted to nearby hospitals. A total of around 164 students were injured, and all have been admitted to local hospitals to receive urgent medical assistance. Muhammad Yunus, head of the Bangladesh interim government, said that the government is taking 'necessary measures, to ensure all kinds of assistance…The loss suffered by the air-force, students, parents, teachers and staff, in this accident is irreparable.' Bangladesh air organizations such as Bangladesh Red Crescent have called for donations to the families of those expected. The nation's flag will be flown at half-mast on Tuesday, marking a day of mourning. The incident came a little over a month after the Air India Crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This crash killed 241 of the passengers onboard the flight in what is being regarded as the worst aviation disaster in a decade. Tags: AirplaneBangladesh Newsplane crash
Observer
a day ago
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- Observer
At least 19 killed as Bangladesh air force plane crashes into college campus
DHAKA: At least 19 people were killed as a Bangladesh air force training aircraft crashed into a college and school campus in the capital city of Dhaka on Monday, a fire services official said. More than 50 people, including children and adults, were hospitalised with burns, a doctor at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery told reporters. The incident occurred at the Milestone School and College in Dhaka's northern area of Uttara, officials said. "Bangladesh Air Force's F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed in Uttara. The aircraft took off at 13:06 (0706 GMT)," the military's public relations department said in a statement. Videos of the aftermath of the crash showed a big fire near a lawn emitting a thick plume of smoke into the sky, as crowds watched from a distance. Firefighters sprayed water on the mangled remains of the plane, which appeared to have rammed into the side of a building, damaging iron grills and creating a gaping hole in the structure, Reuters TV visuals showed. "A third-grade student was brought in dead, and three others, aged 12, 14 and 40, were admitted to the hospital," said Bidhan Sarker, head of the burn unit at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where some victims were taken. Visuals also showed people screaming and crying as others tried to comfort them. "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," said Masud Tarik, a teacher at the school. Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh's interim government, said "necessary measures" would be taken to investigate the cause of the accident and "ensure all kinds of assistance". " The loss suffered by the Air parents, teachers and staff, and others in this accident is irreparable," he said. The incident comes a little over a month after an Air India plane crashed on top of a medical college hostel in neighbouring India's Ahmedabad city, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on the ground, marking the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade.
