Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into Dhaka school
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Questions are growing louder over the location and method of military training exercises, a day after a fighter jet crashed into Uttara's Milestone School and College premises, killing at least 31 people,
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The jet crashed onto the campus of Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Uttara neighbourhood, where students were taking tests and attending regular classes. View on euronews
In Dhaka, a city of over 20 million, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport operates with just one active runway. Every day, 300–400 commercial flights, military jets, and around 100 private helicopters share this single strip.
"The situation there was beyond tragic," says student volunteer Sarder Riyad, who was the first to reach the site of the horrific plane crash in Dhaka on Monday, 21 July, that claimed the lives of 27 people,
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Bangladesh face Pakistan in the second T20I at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. In the first match, Bangladesh won comfortably by seven wickets, chasing down a low total of 111 runs in just 15.
Bangladesh cricketers will wear black armbands in the second T20I in respect of the victims of the tragic aircraft crash at Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara area.
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 32nd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 66 at 10am on Tuesday morning. Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘moderate,