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Modi expresses grief over Uttara tragedy
08:46 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed profound sorrow over the tragic crash of a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training jet into Milestone School and College in Uttara’s Diyabari area on Monday, which killed 19 people, including young students, and injured 164.
Teacher Maherin fights for life in ICU after saving dozens of students
08:26 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayEvery morning, Maherin Chowdhury, 42, stood at the gate of Milestone School and College in Uttara’s Diyabari area, her warm smile guiding young students, nursery to Class III, into a world of learning. Now, with 80% of her body burned, Mahrin lies on life support in the ICU of Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s Burn Unit, her heroism in saving her students a beacon of hope amid a tragedy that claimed 19 lives and injured 164.
Pilot tried to avoid densely populated areas before Uttara crash: ISPR
08:09 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayThe pilot of the Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft that crashed into a school in Dhaka’s Uttaraon Monday, July 21, tried to steer the plane away from densely populated areas to minimize casualties, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
No job quotas for July Warriors, govt prioritises skill-based rehabilitation
06:06 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayFamilies of those killed or injured in the July 2024 uprising will not receive quotas for government jobs. Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk-e-Azam announced it at a press conference at the PID on Monday.
Uttara tragedy: 164 injured being treated at six hospitals
05:38 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayAt least 164 people are receiving treatment in six hospitals after being injured as a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed on Milestone School and College at Uttara, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). A Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed into Milestone School and College in Uttara today. The ISPR reported 18 fatalities and the Fire Service and Civil Defence, however, reported 19 deaths.
National mourning on Tuesday over Uttara tragedy
05:18 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayThe government has declared Tuesday, July 22, a day of national mourning for the victims of the Bangladesh Air Force plane crash in Uttara, Dhaka , that killed at least 19 people, mostly school students, and left over 200 injured .
Death toll rises to 20 in BAF plane crash at Uttara school
05:00 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayAt least 19 people have died in the Bangladesh Air Force plane crash that struck Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, on Monday, July 21, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence.
At least 3 Milestone students die in hospitals
03:56 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayAt least three students of Milestone School and College have died in hospitals after a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed onto Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, on Monday afternoon, July 21.
At least 200 burned as plane crashes on Milestone School, hospitals overwhelmed
03:56 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayA tragic plane crash at the Milestone College campus in Diyabari, Uttara, has left at least 200 people burned, with severely injured victims being rushed to the National Burn Institute as all the hospitals in Uttara are overwhelmed, with every available bed occupied and emergency wards stretched beyond capacity.
Horror in the classroom: Plane plunges while children attend school
03:35 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayRezaul Islam, a lecturer at Milestone College, stood shaken as he recounted the horror to BBC Bangla. “It happened just before or during the break,” he said. “The jet slammed directly into the building where our youngest students - nursery, classes one, two, and three – were studying. It tore a hole through the gate and burst into flames.”
1 killed, several injured in Uttara plane crash
03:04 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayA person was killed as a training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) crashed in Dhaka's Uttara on Monday afternoon, July 21. Lima Khanam, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence, confirmed the matter of death...
BAF training plane crashes in Uttara
01:55 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayA training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) crashed in Dhaka's Uttara on Monday afternoon, July 21. The plane crashed in Milestone College area, said Lima Khanam, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence...
Maj Gen (Retd) Nazrul made BEZA executive member
01:39 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayMajor General (Retd) Md Nazrul Islam has been appointed as the executive member (Planning and Development) of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA)...
ACC seeks details of Mujib Year expenses
01:13 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has written to the deputy commissioners (DCs) of 64 districts seeking details of public funds spent on Mujib Year celebrations and construction of more than 10,000 murals of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman across the country...
Inheritance disputes delay govt aid distribution among July martyrs: Authorities
12:14 PM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayDispute among family members of the July Uprising martyrs over right to benefits is hampering the government's assistance distribution programme...
Dhaka’s air again turns ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’
11:19 AM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayDhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 145 at 10:40 am this morning (July 21, 2025)...
Ishiba's coalition loses majority in Japan upper house election
10:33 AM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ’s ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a crucial parliamentary election, NHK public television said...
Israeli forces kill 93 Palestinians trying to get aid
09:23 AM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayGaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire on crowds of Palestinians trying to collect humanitarian aid in the war-torn Palestinian territory on Sunday, killing 93 people and wounding dozens more...
5,206 candidates pass 48th special BCS
08:42 AM, 21 Jul 2025 MondayThe results of the written examinations (MCQ) of the 48th special Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) have been published, with 5,206 candidates passed. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) published the results on its website after 12 midnight on Sunday, July 20...
A weak govt achieving tariff negotiations rare in history: Debapriya
09:45 PM, 20 Jul 2025 SundayA weak government successfully negotiating a complex issue like the US-imposed countervailing duties is a rare phenomenon in international trade history, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow at the Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD).