Death toll in Uttara plane crash rises to 19

Staff Correspondent. Dhaka, July 21, 2025.

As of the latest reports, 19 people have been killed in the crash of an Air Force training plane at the Milestone College campus in Uttara, the capital. It is also reported that more than 50 people have been burned.

Brigadier General Muhammad Zahed Kamal, Director General of the Fire Service and Civil Defense Department, confirmed this information on Monday (July 21) afternoon.

Meanwhile, 8 units of the Fire Service started working after receiving the news of the plane crash. Later, two more units joined. 2 platoon members of the BGB have been involved in the rescue operation and maintaining law and order. The first unit of the Fire Service reached the spot at 1:22 pm and started the operation. Currently, the units of Uttara, Tongi, Pallabi, Kurmitola, Mirpur and Purbachal fire stations are working jointly.

Earlier, a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI model training aircraft crashed at the Milestone School and College campus in the capital’s Uttara area of Diyabari at around 1:18 pm on Monday. The aircraft caught fire immediately after the crash. Flight Lieutenant Tauqir was present on the aircraft.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the plane took off at 1:06 pm and crashed just 12 minutes later on the Milestone campus.