The capital has witnessed a harrowing aviation tragedy. A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a primary school building of Milestone School and College, where classrooms were filled with young pupils. The incident resulted in a high number of casualties and injuries, many of whom were children.   Devastating Impact on School Infrastructure Upon […]

A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka shortly after 1:30 PM on Monday. The latest reports confirm 19 fatalities and over 200 injuries as a result of this tragic incident.   Emergency Response and Scene Overview At the crash site, members of the Army, […]

Following the Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crash in Uttara, critically injured and severely burnt victims are currently being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. To meet the urgent need for blood, hundreds of volunteers have turned up at the hospitals. However, there is now a […]

At least 19 lives have been confirmed lost in the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force FT-7 BGI fighter aircraft during a training session. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR), the aircraft’s pilot, Flight Lieutenant Md Towkir Islam, made a valiant and final effort to divert the stricken jet away from a densely […]

Squadron Leader Tawkir Islam Sagar, pilot of the Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft that crashed in the Uttara area of the capital, has died from injuries sustained in the incident. The crash has resulted in at least 19 fatalities, according to official sources. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed that Tawkir passed away while undergoing […]

The tragic crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft at Milestone School and College in Uttara has now resulted in 19 confirmed fatalities, according to an official statement. On Monday, 21 July, Dr. Saidur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, confirmed the updated death toll. He further informed that around 48 patients are […]

In the wake of the tragic crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft on the campus of Milestone School and College in the Diabari area of the capital, the government has declared Tuesday, 22 July as a day of national mourning. On this day, the national flag will be flown at half-mast across all […]

Following a court directive, the bodies of three individuals who were killed in a recent clash in Gopalganj have been exhumed for post-mortem examination. The exhumation began at 1:00 PM today (Monday, 21 July) at the Miapara Municipal Graveyard in Gopalganj town, where the bodies of Imon Talukder and Ramzan Kazi were retrieved. After exhumation, […]

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has issued a directive instructing all secondary and higher education institutions across Bangladesh to screen an anti-drug documentary and theme song as part of a nationwide awareness campaign against drug abuse. This initiative follows the seventh meeting of the Advisory Committee on Law and Order, convened under […]