Milestone School jet crash: Bangladesh to observe day of mourning on Tuesday

The government has declared a state day of mourning for Tuesday in memory of those affected by the crashing of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft into the campus of Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Diabari.

A statement from the Chief Advisor’s Office on Monday said the national flag will be flown at half-mast at all government, semi-government, autonomous institutions and educational institutions across the country. It will also fly at half-mast at all government, private buildings and Bangladeshi missions abroad.

Special prayers will be organised at all places of religious worship in the country for the injured and the dead.

At least one person has died and around 50 others, mostly students, have been injured or burnt when the F-7 BJI training jet crashed shortly after takeoff around 1pm.

The plane caught fire right after the crash. A plume of thick smoke could be seen from quite a distance. Eight Fire Service units rushed to the scene to put out the flames.