Air Force Jet Crash

Air Force Jet Crash

Yunus thanks foreign medical teams for treating Milestone crash victims

A delegation of 21 physicians and nurses from Singapore, China, and India met Yunus at Jamuna

1w ago

Milestone tragedy: 5 bodies identified thru DNA testing

Five bodies that were charred beyond recognition in the BAF fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College have been identified through DNA testing, the Criminal Investigation Department said yesterday.

1w ago

Chinese medical team to arrive tomorrow for jet crash victims’ treatment

The team will then visit the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery to provide all necessary assistance and assessment

1w ago

Milestone tragedy: 13 fighting for life in ICUs

Thirteen people, mostly children, were fighting for their lives in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of hospitals yesterday, three days after a jet crashed into Milestone School & College in Uttara’s Diabari.

1w ago

DNA samples required to identify 6 bodies at CMH

Says health ministry; Families of missing children urged to visit CID HQ and submit samples

1w ago

From chirps to silence

The acrid stench of charred wood and melted plastic still clung to the air as onlookers gathered around the Milestone School and College building in Uttara’s Diabari.

1w ago

Nation mourns lost children

The death toll from the jet crash at Milestone School and College rose to 32 yesterday, as the nation reeled from shock and grief following the country’s deadliest aviation tragedy in years.

1w ago

Milestone crash: Brother dies a day after sister

Death toll now 32; Aryan Nasraf Nafi, 9, died at 12:15am; Eldest sister, Nazia Tabassum Lizu, 13, died Monday

1w ago

Experts question training flights above mega city

Aviation experts and pilots, both military and civilian, yesterday questioned the rationale behind allowing military aircraft to conduct training exercises over a densely populated area like Dhaka.

1w ago

Nation numb with shock

The government has declared today a national day of mourning after an air force jet crashed inside the campus of Milestone College in Uttara, killing 22 people and injuring around 170 others, mostly students.

1w ago

Hospital corridors echo with grief and groans

In the aftermath of a devastating air force jet crash into a school, Dhaka’s hospitals become the frontline of a tragedy that shook the city to its core. The corridors of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery became a scene of anguish as scores of critically injured, mostly children, arrived in waves.

1w ago

China expresses shock in Uttara jet crash

In an official Facebook page, it offered deepest condolences to the victims and sympathies to the bereaved families and the injured and wished the injured a speedy recovery

1w ago

Russia expresses sorrow in Uttara crash tragedy

"Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families of the victims. We wish quick recovery to the injured."

1w ago

We mourn

The Campus team extends its most profound and sincere condolences to the survivors and the families of the victims.

1w ago

Khaleda expresses condolences in Uttara jet crash

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir call for proper investigation

1w ago

The streets of heaven are too crowded today

On days like this we look for things to blame, people to accuse

1w ago

Hospitals overwhelmed, families in anguish

The wailing sound of the ambulance siren near the hospital was loud and roaring; random pedestrians and street-vendors were clearing the road to allow the approaching ambulances to pass

1w ago

DGHS orders free treatment for Uttara crash victims

The government will bear the cost of treatment for all injured patients, according to an official statement

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