Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes in Dhaka, 20 Dead

At least 20 people are confirmed dead after Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a college campus in the capital city of Dhaka on Monday.  

According to a statement released by the military’s public relations department, the incident occurred in the northern area of Uttara at the Milestone School and College. The armed forces through a social media release said that the F-7 jet experienced a mechanical fault after taking off from the training exercise. 

As per early reports, approximately 50 people including children and adults were injured from the incident. All of them were hospitalized with many suffering from intense burns. Most of the victims from the incident included students who just left the school when the plane crashed. Reports revealed that out of the 20 casualities, 17 were children. 

Videos going viral from the incident and showed a big fire near a lawn emitting a thick plume of smoke into the skies. Firefighters were also seen spraying water on the plane remains which appeared as it rammed on one side of the building, and damaged iron grills and created a hole in the overall structure.  

Muhammad Yunus, the head of the Bangladesh’s interim government said that there are some ‘necessary measures’ which need to be investigated to find the exact cause of the accident.  

"The loss suffered by the Air Force... students, parents, teachers and staff, and others in this accident is irreparable," he said. 

The authorities have also formed an investigative committee to look into the incident. The victims are recieving treatment across seven different facilities across the city. 

Stay tuned with Associates Times for further updates on this developing story.