Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into Dhaka school
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According to the Chief Adviser's Press Wing, the death toll in the crash incident has risen to 29, and the number of injured is 69. Most of the injured are students who are now admitted to various hospitals in the capital,
Hundreds of students protested Tuesday near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in the nation's capital.
Tragedy left at least 31 dead and more than 170 injured, sparking protests by students disputing the govt's death toll
A Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet on a routine training mission experienced a mechanical failure and crashed into the Milestone School and College campus in the nation's capital city of Dhaka Monday. The crash, and the resulting blaze, killed at least 27 people, 25 of whom were children.
Dr Chong Si Jack, a physician from Singapore General Hospital, arrived in Dhaka to assist the Bangladeshi medical team
Nearly all of the 31 killed when a Bangladeshi fighter jet crashed were children. Dozens more were being treated in burn centers as the nation declared a day of mourning.