Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into school, killing at least 27, mostly children
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school in the capital, Dhaka, soon after take-off on July 22, 2025. It caught fire, killing the pilot and at least 26 other people, most of whom were pupils, officials said. Another 171 pupils were rescued with injuries from a smouldering two-storey school building, officials said, including many with burns who were whisked away in helicopters, motorised rickshaws and the arms of firefighters and parents.
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