Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into Dhaka school
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"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,
India dispatches doctors, nurses, and equipment to Dhaka after a warplane crash near Milestone School and College. Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers support to Bangladesh. Public anger rises against the Interim Government.
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.
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.
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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,
The Milestone School in Dhaka's Uttara neighbourhood was the site of a deadly fighter jet crash that left 19 dead on Monday morning.