{"id":81891,"date":"2025-07-22T00:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T00:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/81891\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T00:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T00:21:14","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-bangladesh-jet-crash-into-a-dhaka-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/81891\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about the Bangladesh jet crash into a Dhaka school"},"content":{"rendered":"

At least 20 people have been killed after a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed<\/a> into a private school campus in the south Asian country\u2019s capital, Dhaka, on Monday. <\/p>\n

It is the deadliest airplane crash in the Bangladeshi capital in recent memory. In 2008, another F-7 air force training jet crashed outside Dhaka, killing its pilot, who had ejected after he discovered a technical problem.<\/p>\n

While details are still emerging, here\u2019s what is known so far: <\/p>\n

The crash<\/p>\n

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\"Firemen<\/p>\n

Firemen check the wreckage of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft that crashed onto a school campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo\/Al-emrun Garjon)<\/p>\n

Firemen check the wreckage of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft that crashed onto a school campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo\/Al-emrun Garjon)<\/p>\n

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\"People<\/p>\n

People gather at the site of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crash in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mahmud Hossain Opu)<\/p>\n

People gather at the site of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crash in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mahmud Hossain Opu)<\/p>\n

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\"Firemen<\/p>\n

Firemen look for the survivors after a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft that crashed onto a school campus shortly after takeoff in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mahmud Hossain Opu)<\/p>\n

Firemen look for the survivors after a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft that crashed onto a school campus shortly after takeoff in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mahmud Hossain Opu)<\/p>\n

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The F-7 BGI jet, a variant of a Chinese fighter, crashed into the campus of the Milestone School and College, in the Uttara neighborhood of Dhaka.<\/p>\n

The pilot was among the dead, according to the military and a fire official. More than 160 other people have been injured. <\/p>\n

Officials described the plane as a training aircraft. The military said the jet took off from Bangladesh Air Force Base A.K. Khandaker in Dhaka\u2019s Kurmitola neighborhood at 1:06 p.m. local time and crashed soon after, catching fire immediately. <\/p>\n

The military said the pilot tried to avoid densely populated areas but the jet hit a two-story building. It said the aircraft experienced a \u201ctechnical malfunction,\u201d adding that a high-level Air Force committee will investigate the cause. <\/p>\n

The school<\/p>\n

The crash happened on the campus of Milestone, a school with some 2,000 students. It describes itself as having more than two decades of experience as a leading private educational institution. <\/p>\n

Rafiqa Taha, a student who was not present at the time of the crash, told The Associated Press by phone that the school offers classes from elementary to twelfth grade.<\/p>\n

The school says it has a focus on extracurricular activities, career counseling and \u201cglobal opportunities.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Uttara neighborhood is in northern Dhaka, a metropolitan area of more than 20 million people. <\/p>\n

The victims<\/p>\n

Details are still emerging. <\/p>\n

Local media reports said many of the more than 160 injured were students who were on campus for afternoon classes. <\/p>\n

Reactions<\/p>\n

Bangladesh\u2019s interim leader Muhammad Yunus<\/a> pledged an investigation, expressing his deep sorrow over the \u201cheartbreaking accident.\u201d<\/p>\n

The government has announced a national day of mourning on Tuesday, with flags to fly at half-staff across the country. <\/p>\n

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> said in a post on X: \u201cOur hearts go out to the bereaved families. India stands in solidarity with Bangladesh and is ready to extend all possible support and assistance.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At least 20 people have been killed after a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into a private school…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":81892,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[13214,2837,55246,407,57,48382,19720,50,518,55247,3060,16524,103,107],"class_list":{"0":"post-81891","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-asia-pacific","9":"tag-bangladesh","10":"tag-dhaka","11":"tag-education","12":"tag-general-news","13":"tag-muhammad-yunus","14":"tag-narendra-modi","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-plane-crashes","17":"tag-rafiqa-taha","18":"tag-schools","19":"tag-south-asia","20":"tag-world","21":"tag-world-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114894031505489783","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}