20 killed, 171 injured as Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into school building

A Bangladesh Air Force training fighter jet crashed into a school building in Dhaka shortly after takeoff on Monday, killing at least 20 people, mostly students, and injuring 171, in one of the deadliest aviation accidents in the country’s history.

The F-7 BGI aircraft, a training fighter jet manufactured in China, experienced a “mechanical fault” moments after takeoff and crashed into the two-storey building of Milestone School and College at Diabari in Dhaka’s Uttara area, officials said.

The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Mohammad Towkir Islam, was killed in the crash. PTI