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Hans India
3 days ago
- Health
- Hans India
Death toll in Bangladesh Air Force jet crash reaches 34
Dhaka: The death toll from the tragic Bangladesh Air Force jet crash has climbed to 34, following the death of another child on Saturday morning, local media reported. According to Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka, the latest victim, 13-year-old Zarif, died from burn injuries covering 40 per cent of his body, including his respiratory tract. Another two children who were undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the facility succumbed to their injuries on Friday. The deceased were identified as Abdul Musabbir Makin, aged 13, a seventh-grade student, and Afroz Aiman, aged 10, a fourth-grade student of Milestone School. Reports suggest that among the 34 people who died in the tragic jet crash, the majority are children. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media division of the South Asia nation's Armed Forces, the Air Force's F-7 BGI training aircraft took off at 1:06 p.m. (local time) on Monday and crashed into the Milestone School and College building in Dhaka's Uttara around 1.30 p.m. Speaking to Bangladesh's leading Bengali daily Prothom Alo, resident physician Shaon Bin Rahman of the Burn Institute confirmed the update on the two casualties on Friday, stating that Musabbir's body was burned to 70 per cent, and Afroz's body was burned to 45 per cent in the tragic incident. Addressing reporters, the Director of the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, Nasir Uddin, stated that the condition of five people undergoing treatment at the Burn Institute is critical. "The good news is that a few people were kept on life support. The condition of two of them has improved somewhat. Their ventilators have been removed. They are able to breathe on their own. Four to five patients can be discharged on Saturday," he stated. Citing Burn Institute sources, Prothom Alo reported that expert doctors from the country have been exchanging their experiences with the medical teams from Singapore, China, and India who have joined to treat the burn victims of the jet crash in Bangladesh. Meanwhile, the Indian medical team, currently visiting Bangladesh, held the second round of consultations with doctors at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. The medical team continued their mission to provide medical support to the Bangladesh authorities for treatment of critically injured patients in the aftermath of the jet crash of July 21 at Milestone School and College in Dhaka, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said in a post on X. They visited some of the patients and observed their prognosis, the Indian mission added. The team further deliberated management protocols with the doctors at the Institute and provided critical inputs for treatment methodology. The Indian medical team, now in Dhaka to help provide treatment to Milestone crash victims, held detailed medical consultations with senior officials of the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and doctors at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. They reviewed each of the critical cases, exchanged views on the treatment methodologies, and conveyed their assessment of the future course of treatment. The visit of the Indian doctors and nursing officials follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assurance to extend all possible assistance and support to Bangladesh in the wake of the tragic jet crash in Dhaka on July 21.
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Business Standard
6 days ago
- Business Standard
Grief, angst continue as toll in jet crash on school rises to 32 in B'desh
Grief and angst continued to grip Bangladesh on Wednesday, two days after a jet crashed on a school building as the death toll climbed to 32 with most victims being children. The F-7 BGI aircraft, a training fighter jet manufactured in China, experienced a mechanical fault moments after takeoff and crashed into a two-storey building of Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Uttara area on Monday. Thousands of students on Tuesday protested in Dhaka demanding accurate information on casualties and compensation for the families of those killed in the Bangladesh Air Force training jet crash into the school. On Wednesday, as scores of others with burn wounds continued fighting for lives at different hospitals in the capital, authorities of the Milestone School, on which the jet had crashed, formed their own committee to ascertain the accurate death toll and number of their wounded students and teachers. Doctors said a nine-year-old boy, identified only as Nafi, succumbed to his wounds overnight at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS) raising the toll to 32 in the crash. He survived for two days sustaining 95 per cent burns and breathed his last shortly after midnight, NIBPS surgeon Shawon Bin Rahman told reporters. Several more people who received severe critical burn wounds are being treated at the hospital, he said. According to media reports at least 69 people, mostly underage and teenage children, are receiving treatment at different government and private health facilities, including at Dhaka's combined military hospital (CMH). Meanwhile, after daylong student protests on Tuesday where they claimed the interim government of Muhammad Yunus was concealing the actual casualty figures, Milestone School authorities on Wednesday formed a committee to find the accurate death toll and number of their wounded students and teachers. Many students, teachers, staff, and guardians were affected by the incident. Many were injured and some lost their lives. The committee is formed in order to determine the actual number of dead, injured, and missing, and to prepare a list with their names and addresses, the school said in a notice. Principal Mohammad Ziaul Alam is to chair the committee, which, the school said, would submit its report in the next three days. The Bangladesh Air Force has already formed a high-level investigation committee to determine the cause of the accident. Earlier on Tuesday, hundreds of students of the Milestone School and College, as well as from nearby schools, protested, demanding the accurate disclosure of the information about those killed, compensation for victims' families and the immediate discontinuation of outdated and unsafe training aircraft used by the Bangladesh Air Force. The crash was one of the deadliest in Bangladesh's history. In the last such aviation tragedy in 1984, a total of 49 people were killed when a passenger jet crashed as it attempted to land during a severe rainstorm at the Dhaka airport.
News18
6 days ago
- News18
Grief, angst continues as toll in jet crash on school rises to 32 in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Jul 23 (PTI) Grief and angst continued to grip Bangladesh on Wednesday, two days after a jet crashed on a school building as the death toll climbed to 32 with most victims being children. The F-7 BGI aircraft, a training fighter jet manufactured in China, experienced a 'mechanical fault" moments after takeoff and crashed into a two-storey building of Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Uttara area on Monday. Thousands of students on Tuesday protested in Dhaka demanding 'accurate" information on casualties and compensation for the families of those killed in the Bangladesh Air Force training jet crash into the school. On Wednesday, as scores of others with burn wounds continued fighting for lives at different hospitals in the capital, authorities of the Milestone School, on which the jet had crashed, formed their own committee to ascertain the accurate death toll and number of their wounded students and teachers. Doctors said a nine-year-old boy, identified only as Nafi, succumbed to his wounds overnight at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS) raising the toll to 32 in the crash. 'He survived for two days sustaining 95 per cent burns and breathed his last shortly after midnight," NIBPS surgeon Shawon Bin Rahman told reporters. Several more people who received severe critical burn wounds are being treated at the hospital, he said. According to media reports at least 69 people, mostly underage and teenage children, are receiving treatment at different government and private health facilities, including at Dhaka's combined military hospital (CMH). Meanwhile, after daylong student protests on Tuesday where they claimed the interim government of Muhammad Yunus was concealing the actual casualty figures, Milestone School authorities on Wednesday formed a committee to find the accurate death toll and number of their wounded students and teachers. 'Many students, teachers, staff, and guardians were affected by the incident. Many were injured and some lost their lives. The committee is formed in order to determine the actual number of dead, injured, and missing, and to prepare a list with their names and addresses," the school said in a notice. Principal Mohammad Ziaul Alam is to chair the committee, which, the school said, would submit its report in the next three days. The Bangladesh Air Force has already formed a high-level investigation committee to determine the cause of the accident. Earlier on Tuesday, hundreds of students of the Milestone School and College, as well as from nearby schools, protested, demanding the 'accurate" disclosure of the information about those killed, compensation for victims' families and the immediate discontinuation of outdated and unsafe training aircraft used by the Bangladesh Air Force. The crash was one of the deadliest in Bangladesh's history. In the last such aviation tragedy in 1984, a total of 49 people were killed when a passenger jet crashed as it attempted to land during a severe rainstorm at the Dhaka airport. PTI AR NPK NPK view comments First Published: July 23, 2025, 14:30 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
