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Grief, anger in Bangladesh as death toll from military jet crash climbs
Dhaka, Bangladesh — Hundreds of students protested near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in the nation's capital, demanding accountability, compensation for victims' families and the halt of training...

Hero teachers killed trying to save children from Bangladesh fighter jet blast
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Bangladesh delegation visits China to promote investment opportunities
A high-level delegation from Bangladesh has departed for China to promote and facilitate foreign direct investment in the country. The delegation is led by Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment...

Military jet hits school in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school in Dhaka, the capital, shortly after takeoff Monday afternoon, catching fire and killing the pilot and at least 19 other people, most of whom were students,...

Angry students confront Bangladesh officials as plane crash death toll rises to 31
Hundreds of students protested near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in the nation's capital, demanding accountability, compensation for victims' families and the halt of training flights. The death toll...
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National mourning in Bangladesh after China-made fighter jet crashed leaving 27 dead, 170 injured
Bangladesh observed a national day of mourning on Tuesday (July 22) after a tragic Air Force jet crash claimed 27 lives, including 25 schoolchildren, in Dhaka—the country’s deadliest aviation disaster in decades. The accident occurred on Monday...

Distraught students demand answers after plane crash turned Bangladesh school into ‘death trap’
Dhaka, Bangladesh CNN — Hundreds of students gathered outside the smoldering remains of a school in the Bangladeshi capital on Tuesday to demand answers after a military jet slammed into the campus, killing dozens of children. An ordinary school...

Meet Kadambini Ganguly: The woman who rewrote the rules of Indian medicine
Born in a Brahmo family in Chandsi, in Bengal's Barisal district (now in Bangladesh) on July 18, 1861 Kadambini Basu along with Chandramukhi Basu, became the first female graduates in India, from Bethune College in Kolkata. Not only that, she was...
Death toll from Dhaka aircraft crash rises to 31: ISPR
The death toll from the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) aircraft crash rose to 31 on Tuesday, according to the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR). In a press release issued on Tuesday noon, ISPR shared the hospital-wise list of...

19 dead, dozens hurt after Bangladeshi jet crashes into college
A Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training jet crashes into Milestone School and College in Dhaka. A Bangladesh air force training jet crashed into a college and school campus in the capital Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring...

Students protest in Bangladesh after air force jet crash kills 31, mostly children
By Ruma Paul and Sam Jahan DHAKA (Reuters) -National mourning turned to anger in Bangladesh on Tuesday as the death toll from a fighter jet crash into a school in Dhaka jumped to 31, sparking protests by hundreds of students against the interim...

Al menos 27 personas mueren tras estrellarse un avión de la Fuerza Aérea de Bangladesh en una escuela de Dacca
Por Kunal Sehgal y Sana Noor Haq, CNN Un avión de la Fuerza Aérea de Bangladesh se estrelló el lunes contra una universidad en la capital, Dacca, causando la muerte de al menos 27 personas, en su mayoría niños, según las autoridades, en el...

Bangladesh’s telehealth centres were lifesavers. Now they’re on life support
This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers technology’s impact outside the West. Mahbubur Rahman is used to the rhythms and interruptions of running a telemedicine center on the northern fringe of the Sunderbans, the...

Military aircraft crashes into school in Dhaka: death toll rises to 27
Dozens of injured are being treated in various hospitals. The story of a boy who pulled a younger girl from the rubble and brought her to safety. The army praises the heroism of the pilot, who died in the tragedy, who reportedly tried to avoid...

Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami projects force with a big rally in Dhaka
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party rallied in the capital on Saturday to show their strength before an election expected next year, as the nation stands at a crossroads after the ouster of former Prime...

Death toll rises to 31 in Bangladesh air force crash
At least 31 people have been killed after a Bangladesh air force training jet crashed into a college and school campus in Dhaka, officials say, with 88 people, including children, being treated in hospital.

India offers medical assistance for jet crash victims
Staff Correspondent 22 July, 2025, 15:09 India has offered medical assistance for those injured in jet crash on Milestone School and College building that killed so far 31 people and injured many more. 'As a follow up to the message from the prime...

VIDEO: At least 27 dead, mostly children, in Bangladesh air force jet crash
At least 25 children were among the 27 dead pulled from scorched buildings after a Bangladesh Air Force jet on a training mission crashed into a college and school campus in Dhaka, officials said on Tuesday, with 88 people being treated in...

A jet crash, a lost childhood, and the long road to healing
On July 21, what was supposed to be just another Monday morning became a living nightmare for hundreds of families and especially for the students of Milestone College. A Bangladesh Air Force training jet ploughed into their campus, killing 34...

At least 27 killed as Bangladesh fighter jet crashes into school
DHAKA Bangladesh's fire service and security personnel conduct a search and rescue operation after an Air Force training jet crashed into school in Dhaka on July 21, 2025. At least 27 people, mostly children, were killed after a Bangladeshi...