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It has been a sad Monday in Dhaka, the
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capital of Bangladesh as one of the
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Bangladesh Air Force training planes
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crashed on students while they were
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taking test examinations and some of
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them attending regular classes at
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Milestone School and College with 19
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victims already confirmed dead by local
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authorities while over 100 persons
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mostly students are hospitalized. This
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the head of interim government of
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Bangladesh Muhammad Eunis has assured
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the public that the government of
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Bangladesh will carry out investigation
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to ascertain the cause of the military
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plane crash as some of the victims were
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seen walking out from the burning flames
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with almost completely burned bodies. It
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was gathered that the plane crashed
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immediately after takeoff around 100
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p.m. local Bangladesh time which was
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According to Hindustan Times, a
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Bangladesh Air Force F7BGI training
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aircraft crashed into a college campus
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in Dhaka, killing at least 19 and
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injuring over 100 people. Local media
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reported that the leaders and activists
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of Bangladesh Chhatri League faced a
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brutal mob attack while donating blood
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to save the injured students of the
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milestone school plane crash. Military
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and a fire officials said the Bangladesh
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Air Force F7BGI aircraft crashed into
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the campus of Milestone School and
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College in Dhaka's Atra neighborhood on
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Monday afternoon where students were
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taking tests or attending regular
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classes. Sedu Raman, a National Burn
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Institute official in Dhaka, told
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Bangladesh's leading English daily, the
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Daily Star, reported that the death toll
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rose to 16 within hours as reported by
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CNN. And a few hours later, the Daily
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Star updated its reports to 19 confirmed
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dead and 100 persons injured. Parents
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and relatives panicked at the scene as
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rescuers using tricycle rick shores or
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whatever was available transported the
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injured. Rafiqat Taha, a student at the
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school who was not present at the time
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of the crash, said, "According to the
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Associated Press report that Milestone
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School and College, with some 2,000
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students, runs classes from elementary
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to 12th grade." "On Monday," she said.
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"Some students were taking tests while
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others attended regular classes. I was
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terrified watching videos on TV," said
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the 16-year-old student. My god, it's my
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school. The Bangladesh Army's public
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relations office confirmed in a brief
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statement that the downed F7BGI aircraft
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belonged to the Air Force. Fire official
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Lima Karnum stated by phone that at
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least one person died and four others
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were injured, though she did not provide
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further details. A third grade student
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was brought in dead and three others
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aged 12, 14, and 40 were admitted to the
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hospital. Bidden Saka, head of the burn
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unit at the Dhaka Medical College and
