[🇧🇩-Airforce] A trainer jet crashes, 19 people die.

[Saif]

Date of Event: Jul 21, 2025

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xsfoTyU5GU

A twin seater FT-7BGI has crashed in a local school killing 19 people including the pilot. BAF bought one squadron F-7BGI in 2013. BAF has a plan to procure one squadron multirole jet fighter to augment its jet fighter fleet. But MRCA has been delayed because of dollar shortage.

 

[Saif]

BAF jet crash at Milestone school: At least 20 including children, pilot dead; 171 hospitalised

Dozens of people with burns and other injuries have been admitted to different nearby hospitals and to CMH, DMCH, and NIBPS, where they are currently receiving treatment.

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BAF jet crash at Milestone school: At least 20 including children, pilot dead; 171 hospitalised

Dozens of people with burns and other injuries have been admitted to different nearby hospitals and to CMH, DMCH, and NIBPS, where they are currently receiving treatment.

Training aircraft crashes at the Diabari campus of Milestone College on 21 July 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Highlights:
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• BAF training jet crashed at Milestone College's Diabari campus in Uttara​
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• At least 20 dead, including children and the jet's pilot​
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• Over 171 injured, many with critical burns​
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• Crash caused by technical failure after takeoff​
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• The jet hit the school just after classes ended​
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• Fire brought under control within an hour​
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• Army, BGB, and Fire Service led rescue, salvage efforts​
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• Pilot ejected but succumbed to injuries at CMH​

At least 20 people, including children, were killed and more than 170 people were injured after a Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) training aircraft burst into flames after crashing into the primary school building inside the Milestone College campus at Diabari in the capital's Uttara this afternoon (21 July).

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed after it took off from BAF Base Bir Uttom AK Khandker at 1:06pm. Soon after, the fighter jet faced a technical malfunction and went down.

Soon after, personnel from the Bangladesh Army, Fire Service and Civil Defence, police, and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rushed to the scene and started working jointly to rescue the victims and douse the flames.

Firefighters reached the scene at around 1:22pm -- four to five minutes after the plane crashed between 1:10pm and 1:15pm.

Dozens of injured people were rushed to different nearby hospitals and to Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), and the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS), where they are receiving treatment.

Those admitted to NIBPS include victims with burn injuries ranging from 5% to 100%. Eight of them are in critical condition.

At the moment, eight injured people are admitted at the Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Hospital, 70 at NIBPS, three at DMCH, 17 at CMH, one at Kurmitola General Hospital, 11 at Lubana General Hospital and Cardiac Centre, 60 at Uttara Adhunik Hospital, and one at Uttara Crescent Hospital, according to an ISPR statement issued at 5:25pm.

Also, it said, there are two dead bodies at NIBPS, one at DMCH, 12 at CMH, two at Kurmitola General Hospital, two at Lubana General Hospital and Cardiac Centre, and one at Uttara Adhunik Hospital.

Briefing reporters at the crash site amid the rescue operation, Fire Service Director General Brig Gen Md Jahed Kamal said that they have recovered 19 bodies from the school compound so far, and the salvage efforts are still ongoing.

Earlier, ISPR also confirmed that the aircraft's pilot, identified as Flight Lieutenant Md Towkir Islam of the BAF, had succumbed to his injuries -- taking the death toll to 19.

Towkir had managed to bail out when the plane went down. With critical injuries, he was taken to the CMH, where he passed away while undergoing treatment.

According to the Fire Service, nine firefighting units from Uttara, Tongi, Pallabi, Kurmitola, Mirpur, and Purbachal fire stations brought the fire under control at around 2:45pm, while six ambulances transported victims to the hospitals.

Fire Service DG Jahed Kamal said, "The fire has been fully extinguished, and a crane has been brought in to remove the rear section of the aircraft from the wreckage."

"The total extent of the damage will be assessed and announced after the completion of rescue operations," he said.

According to eyewitnesses, the body of one person -- burned beyond recognition -- was recovered from the scene soon after the crash.

"We transported some of the injured with burns onto rickshaws and vans. Their clothes were ripped apart, torn, and some even were walking towards rescue vehicles with burn injuries on their bodies," said Nuruzzaman Mridha, a teacher of the institute.

Further details regarding all the deceased from the authorities concerned are yet to be available. Fire Service DG Jahed said, "We have not yet been able to identify the deceased individuals. The investigation is ongoing."

Naimul Hasan Adit, a first-year arts student of Milestone College, saw the fighter jet first hit Building No 7, which houses classes of the college students. "Then it crashed into the primary school building, around 100-150 meters away from us.

"The pilot ejected from the plane with a parachute and got down while the primary school building caught fire," he told TBS.

Training aircraft crashes at the Diabari campus of Milestone College on 21 July 2025. Photo: Courtesy

The building on which the aircraft crashed hosted classes for children from playgroup to grades 1-8 and a canteen, according to students.

Talking to The Business Standard, Sabbir Ahmed, a cleaner at a nearby Dhaka Metro Rail station who witnessed the incident, said, "I saw two aircraft flying. One flew away, but the other looked like it was in trouble.

"It tried to turn to line up with the [Dhaka airport] runway, but while turning at a low altitude, it hit a 10-12-storey building on the Milestone College campus and then crashed into the two-storey primary school building."

A firefighter, currently involved in the rescue operations, told TBS that many students sustained burn injuries -- from minor to critical -- after the aircraft crashed and caused the fire.

Photo: Screengrab

According to witnesses, the aircraft crashed into the building just as students were coming after classes ended and the school day was over.

Fire Service DG Jahed said the first floor of the building, in which the plane crashed, housed classrooms for third and fourth-grade students, while the second floor contained second and fifth-grade classrooms, the principal's office, a meeting room, and a coaching centre.

The official said that although school had ended at the time of the crash, some students were still present near the teachers' room, and it is believed a few parents may have been with them.​

 

[Krishna with Flute]

A twin seater FT-7BGI has crashed in a local school killing 19 people including the pilot. BAF bought one squadron F-7BGI in 2013. BAF has a plan to procure one squadron multirole jet fighter to augment its jet fighter fleet. But MRCA has been delayed because of dollar shortage.

Very unfortunate. RIP.

 

[Saif]

25 in critical condition after Uttara plane crash: CA’s Special Assistant

At least 25 people are in critical condition following the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft at Milestone School and College in Uttara, according to a preliminary assessment. Syedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief adviser, told reporters at the National Institute of Burn and

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25 in critical condition after Uttara plane crash: CA’s Special Assistant

FE ONLINE DESK
Published :
Jul 21, 2025 23:13
Updated :
Jul 21, 2025 23:13

Firefighters and army members work next to the wreckage of an air force training aircraft after it crashed into Milestone College campus, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jul 21, 2025. Photo : REUTERS/Stringer

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At least 25 people are in critical condition following the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft at Milestone School and College in Uttara, according to a preliminary assessment.

Syedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief adviser, told reporters at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery around 8:30pm on Monday that 88 people have been admitted so far. Of them, 25 were said to be in critical condition.​

 

[Saif]

Fire service wraps up rescue operation in Uttara’s aircraft crash

The Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) has announced to complete the rescue operation tonight after recovery of the bodies and rescuing the injured people following a Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) FT-7 BGI fighter aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone School and College in the capital&rsquo

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Fire service wraps up rescue operation in Uttara’s aircraft crash

BSS
Published :
Jul 21, 2025 22:48
Updated :
Jul 21, 2025 22:48

The Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) has announced to complete the rescue operation tonight after recovery of the bodies and rescuing the injured people following a Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) FT-7 BGI fighter aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone School and College in the capital’s Uttara area, leaving 20 killed and 171 injured.

“We have completed the rescue operation at 8:30pm today,” officer-in-charge, media cell of the FSCD Md Shajahan Sikder told BSS Monday night.

But a unit of the FSCD was present at the occurrence site till removing the debris of the crashed aircraft, he said, adding that the team had returned to the work station at 9:10pm.

The FSCD started the rescue operation at 1:22pm after they had received the news of the plane crash at 1:18 in the afternoon.

The FSCD rescued 116 injured people and 19 bodies from the place of occurrence.
A total of 186 personnel of the FSCD had been entrusted with the task of completing the rescue operation.

At least 20 people including the pilot were killed and 171 injured, said the ISPR press release.

“Twenty people including Flight Lieutenant Toukir Islam have so far been killed and 171 others injured in the crash,” said the release.

The aircraft crash took place due to mechanical fault (the details of which will be informed after investigation) after taking off from the Bangladesh Air Force Base AK Khandaker in Kurmitola at 01:06pm Monday as part of a regular training, the ISPR said.​

 

[Saif]

BNP to hoist black flags, hold nationwide prayers Tuesday for Uttara plane crash victims

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hoist black flags and organise prayers across the country on Tuesday to mourn the tragic deaths of students from Milestone School in the Uttara plane crash. The announcement came through a press release signed by the party's Senior Joint Secretary Gener

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BNP to hoist black flags, hold nationwide prayers Tuesday for Uttara plane crash victims

UNB
Published :
Jul 21, 2025 22:25
Updated :
Jul 21, 2025 22:25

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hoist black flags and organise prayers across the country on Tuesday to mourn the tragic deaths of students from Milestone School in the Uttara plane crash.

The announcement came through a press release signed by the party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

According to the release, black flags will be flown at all BNP offices nationwide, including the central office in Nayapaltan.

The party will also holdmilad and doa mahfilsin Dhaka and other districts to pray for the departed souls and the recovery of those injured.

The central programme will take place at 11:30 am at the BNP's Nayapaltan office, where senior leaders, including the party's Secretary General, will attend.​

 

[Lulldapull]

This makes no fukking sense at all.

What on earth can an F-7 do against anyone other than like talibunny or Sudani tribals down south near da Congo border bhai?

Is Bangladesh really this isstoopid to keep investing in traditional legacy military like Pakistan?

We know Pakistan and AL-Turkiya are chutiya muzlim no? with zero capabilities........Why is Bangladesh also becoming chutiya?

This makes no sense no?

 

[Saif]

Uttara aircraft crash: Bangladesh’s global friends mourn, offer support

Bangladesh’s international friends on Monday mourned and expressed solidarity with Bangladesh as a Bangladesh Air Force F‑7 BGI training aircraft crashed into the Milestone School and College campus in Uttara, killing 20 people, including the pilot and injuring over 171. India, Japan, the Eu

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Uttara aircraft crash: Bangladesh’s global friends mourn, offer support

Published :
Jul 21, 2025 21:02
Updated :
Jul 21, 2025 21:02

Bangladesh’s international friends on Monday mourned and expressed solidarity with Bangladesh as a Bangladesh Air Force F‑7 BGI training aircraft crashed into the Milestone School and College campus in Uttara, killing 20 people, including the pilot and injuring over 171.

India, Japan, the European Union (EU), Switzerland and Pakistan have issued separate messages expressing solidarity with Bangladesh, UNB reports.

“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,” said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a message.

He said they pray for the swift recovery of those injured. “India stands in solidarity with Bangladesh and is ready to extend all possible support and assistance.”

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said they are deeply saddened at the loss of precious lives due to the crash of an air force jet over an educational institution in Dhaka.

“Offer heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and wish the injured a speedy recovery. My deepest sympathies are with the government, its leadership and the people of Bangladesh in this hour of grief,” said in a message shared on X.

Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh Naoki Takahashi said, “We stand in solidarity with Bangladesh during this challenging time, commending the efforts of the authorities, hospitals, and others in handling the situation with the utmost care.”

The Japanese diplomat said they sincerely hope for the swift recovery of those injured.

“On behalf of the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, I would like to extend my deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathies to the victims of the tragic crash of a Bangladesh Air Force aircraft at the Milestone School and College campus in Uttara area of Dhaka,” Takahashi said, adding that, “Our thoughts are also with the bereaved families, friends and all those who have been injured.”

He said Milestone School and College holds a special significance, having recently collaborated with JICA in conducting the First Peace Flower Essay Contest.

The EU Delegation in Bangladesh is “deeply saddened” by the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force F‑7 training jet into Milestone School and College in Uttara.

“Our hearts are with the victims, their families, and all those affected,” said the EU Embassy in a message.

The Embassy of Switzerland in Dhaka said, “We are saddened by the tragic crash of a training aircraft into a school building in Dhaka. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and all those affected.”

Flight Lieutenant Mohammad Towkir Islam, pilot of the aircraft, tried to steer the FT-7 BGI fighter aircraft away from densely populated areas and toward a sparsely inhabited zone, said ISPR.

Despite his efforts, ISPR said, the aircraft tragically crashed into a two-storey building of Milestone School and College in the Diabari area of Dhaka.​