Bangladesh F7 jet crash: 20 dead, over 170 injured; PM Modi says India ready to extend all support

Bangladesh Air Force F7 jet crash LIVE: A military statement said 20 people were killed, including the pilot, and 171 others injured when the jet crashed following a mechanical failure, according to an AFP news agency report.

Bangladesh Air Force F7 jet crash LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed deep shock at the loss of lives in an aircraft crash in Bangladeh's Dhaka and said India is ready to extend all possible support.

India stands in solidarity with Bangladesh and is ready to extend all possible support and assistance, he added.

"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," Modi said on X.

"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," the PM added.

Bangladesh Air Force F7 jet crash LIVE: A Dhaka hospital's joint director, Mohammad Maruf Islam, said most of the injured were aged between eight and 14, according to an AFP news agency report.

Of the 51 brought to the facility, at least 20 were critically hurt, he reportedly said.

The death toll in the Bangladesh plane crash stands at 19.

Bangladesh Air Force F7 jet crash LIVE: The F-7  BGI is the final and most advanced variant in China's Chengdu J-7/F-7 aircraft family, according to Jane’s Information Group, cited in a Reuters report. Bangladesh signed a contract for 16 aircraft in 2011 and deliveries were completed by 2013.

"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," military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Sami Ud Dowla Chowdhury said.

The pilot was among those killed in the incident, the military said, adding that a committee had been formed to investigate its cause.

Bangladesh plane crash LIVE: A witness said he heard a huge blast that felt like an earthquake.

"We have two playgrounds, one for the senior students and one for the juniors," AFP quoted Shafiur Rahman Shafi, 18, who is enrolled at the school.

"We were on the playground for the seniors. There were two fighter planes... Suddenly one of the two planes crashed here (in the junior playground)," he told AFP.

"It created a boom, and it felt like a quake. Then it caught fire, and the army reached the spot later."

Bangladesh Air Force F-7 jet crash LIVE: The pilot of the ill-fated F-7 Bangladesh Air Force jet that crashed into a school campus attempted to steer the aircraft away from densely populated areas and toward a sparsely inhabited zone, according to Daily Star, which cited a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Flight Lieutenant Mohammad Towkir Islam succumbed to his injuries.

The FT-7 BGI fighter aircraft crashed into the Milestone School and College campus shortly after taking off at 1:06 pm on Monday, killing at least 19 people.

Despite pilot's efforts, the aircraft crashed into a two-storey building of Milestone School and College in the Diabari area of Dhaka, as per the press release.

Bangladesh Air Force F-7 jet crash LIVE: According to police, firefighting units, ambulances, and air force helicopters rushed to the scene soon after the crash.

A teacher of the school, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that security personnel were putting bodies in body bags to be taken to Dhaka’s combined military hospital from the damaged building, which housed classes from one to seven.

"Dozens of ambulances were carrying the wounded to nearby hospitals,” she said.

(via PTI)

Bangladesh Air Force F-7 jet crash LIVE: The pilot of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft that crashed in Dhaka’s Uttara area has died, reported Dhaka Tribune. The pilot, identified as Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar, was admitted to a hospital with injuries.

At least 19 people have died in the Bangladesh Air Force plane crash o far.

Bangladesh Air Force F-7 jet crash LIVE: Bangladeshi news portal Dhaka Tribune reported that a one-day state mourning has been declared for Tuesday, over the crash of the Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft on the campus of Milestone School and College in Dhaka.

The Chief Adviser's Press Wing announced the decision on Monday, the report said.

Bangladesh Air Force F-7 jet crash LIVE: A school spokesperson told BDnews24 that the jet fell directly near the main gate, while students were attending classes. "The plane fell on the gate and crashed nearby. A class was in session where the plane crashed. The injured are being taken out one by one," the spokesperson said.

(via ANI)

Bangladesh Air Force F-7 jet crash LIVE: The F-7 jet crash of Monday is the deadliest airplane crash in the Bangladeshi capital in recent memory.

The Chinese-made training aircraft took off at around 1:06 pm (12:36 pm IST) and crashed into the campus of Milestone School and College in Uttara. The school reportedly offers classes from elementary to twelfth grade to 2,000 students.

Bangladesh Air Force F-7 jet crash LIVE: The Chinese-made F-7 BJI aircraft took off at 1:06 pm (12:36 IST) and crashed soon after at the Milestone School and College campus in Uttara area of Dhaka.

Bangladesh Air Force F-7 jet crash LIVE: Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar. was reportedly flying the F7 aircraft that crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara on Monday,

According to Bangladeshi news portal Daily Star, Flight Lieutenant Sagar belongs to the 35 squadron, 76 BAFA course.

Towkir Islam Sagar has is being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), the Daily Star report said, citing Professor Md Sayedur Rahman, the special assistant to the chief adviser for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Bangladesh Air Force F-7 jet crash LIVE: Lt Col Sami-Ud-Dowla Chowdhury, director of the inter-services public relations (ISPR) directorate, said earlier that over 160 people have been injured in the crash are undergoing treatment at different hospitals in the capital, according to Dhaka Tribune.

Professor Dr Md Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief adviser for the health ministry, termed it as a “major accident”.

“This is a major incident. We are doing our utmost to respond with all available resources. Specialists are working tirelessly, and Dhaka Medical College is also on standby," Dhaka Tribune quoted him as saying, while speaking to reporters at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.

Bangladesh Air Force F-7 jet crash LIVE: Eyewitnesses described a scene of chaos and fear. “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,” a Reuters report quoted Masud Tarik, a teacher at the school.

The F-7 BJI fighter jet, used for training purposes, took off from a nearby base at 1:06 pm local time (0706 GMT) before crashing into the Milestone School and College campus, according to a statement from the military’s public relations department.

The F-7 BGI jet is Chinese made.

Bangladesh Air Force F-7 jet crash LIVE: Horrific videos of the aftermath of the crash showed injured being rescued with a big fire near a lawn in the backdrop, emitting a thick plume of smoke into the sky.

Firefighters sprayed water on the mangled remains of the plane, which appeared to have plummeted into the side of a building, damaging iron grilles and creating a gaping hole in the structure.

Bangladesh plane crash live updates: While news agencies like Associated Press and AFP have reported that at least 16 people have died in the Bangladesh plane crash, citing local media and government, Reuters quoted a fire service official saying that at least 19 have died in the tragedy.

Bangladesh plane crash live updates: Bangladesh’s interim Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus called the tragedy “irreparable,” expressing condolences to the families of the victims. He also promised a thorough investigation into the cause of the crash and pledged “all kinds of assistance” to those affected.

Bangladesh plane crash live updates: 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, according to Reuters.

However, the official toll stood at 16.