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Air India Hong Kong-Delhi flight catches fire after landing
08:16 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayA fire broke out in the auxiliary power unit (APU) of Air India flight AI-315, an Airbus A321, shortly after landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi from Hong Kong on Tuesday, the airline reported.
Advisers leave Milestone after nine-hour confinement
08:02 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayAfter being stranded for nine hours amid growing public anger, two advisers of the interim government and the chief adviser’s press secretary were evacuated from Uttara’s Milestone School and College under police protection on Tuesday evening.
Asif, Abrar, Shafiqul still remain confined at Milestone
07:34 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayLaw Adviser Asif Nazrul, Education Adviser CR Abrar and Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam still remained confined inside Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara as students continued demonstration in front the campus...
Milestone after tragedy: No bells, no laughter, only eerie of silence
06:56 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayAround 10:00am on Tuesday, the grounds of Milestone School and College were filled – not with students rushing to class, but with ghosts of what once was. Current and former students wandered aimlessly, some still in uniform, ID cards dangling lifelessly around their necks...
Delhi sends burn specialists, nurses, and equipment to Dhaka
06:24 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayIndia is dispatching burn specialists, nurses, and specialised medical equipment to Dhaka to assist victims of a fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, who are currently receiving treatment for burn injuries.
Students now regather in Gulistan area after being dispersed from Secretariat
06:18 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayStudents moved to Stadium Market area near Gulistan in Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon, July 22, after being dispersed from the Secretariat by law enforcers using baton charge, sound grenades and teargas shells...
3 more dengue deaths, 444 fresh cases recorded in 24 hrs
06:04 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThree more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours (from Monday 8:00am to Tuesday 8:00am), taking the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 65 this year.
Chinese FM shocked at heavy casualties in Dhaka aircraft crash
05:28 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has expressed deep condolences for the casualties in Monday’s fighter aircraft crash in Dhaka’s Uttara and conveyed heartfelt sympathies to their bereaved families and injured...
Info gap on student IDs delays lifesaving care after crash
04:59 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayIn the aftermath of the warplane crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara, injured students were rushed to various hospitals, many unconscious and unable to speak. Despite wearing school-issued ID cards around their necks, medical teams faced significant delays in identifying the students and initiating emergency treatment.
Teacher recalls horror: 350 students in class when plane crashed
04:43 PM, 22 Jul 2025 Tuesday"Our institution has over 10,000 students across all sections. In the school division alone, there are 3,800 students. At the time of the crash, approximately 350 students were attending classes in the building where the plane struck."
Police disperse students using batons, sound grenades at secretariat
04:34 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdaySeveral hundred student protesters demanding various reforms stormed the Bangladesh Secretariat through Gate 1 and went on a rampage, damaging vehicles parked inside the Secretariat on Tuesday, July 22, afternoon.
Education secy Siddique withdrawn
04:24 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe government has withdrawn Education Ministry's Senior Secretary Siddique Zobair. Information Adviser Mahfuz Alam, also member secretary of the Advisory Council Committee on Public Administration, shared this information...
Advisers fail to leave Milestone despite heavy police escort
04:00 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayLaw Adviser Asif Nazrul and Education Adviser CR Abrar were unable to leave Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara on Tuesday, despite a heavy police escort, after being confined for five hours by protesting students.
Thursday’s HSC exam postponed, too: Education adviser
03:55 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe government has decided to postpone the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations scheduled for Thursday (July 24) in the face of student protests...
Hundreds of students storm secretariat
03:34 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdaySeveral thousand student protesters demanding various reforms stormed into the Bangladesh Secretariat through Gate 1 on Tuesday, July 22, around 3:40pm.The demonstrators were chanting slogans such as "Fake, fake," "Why did my brother die? Administration, answer!" and "Action, Action, Direct Action!"
Govt considers each of six demands of Milestone students ‘reasonable’
03:23 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe government has deemed all six demands from students affected by the plane crash at Milestone School and College in the capital as reasonable, according to a statement issued on Tuesday, July 22.
Pilot Tauqir’s first namaz-e-janaza held in Kurmitola
03:00 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayThe first funeral prayer (namaz-e-janaza) of Flight Lieutenant Md Tauqir Islam Sagar, who died in Monday’s plane crash, was held in Kurmitola, Dhaka, on Tuesday.
No exact info on how many students were inside Milestone building
02:08 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayFollowing the tragic crash of a training aircraft onto a building of Milestone School and College in Uttara, conflicting information has been circulating regarding the number of casualties. Students began protesting on Tuesday morning, alleging that the authorities are not providing accurate information about the death toll.
Milestone students protest, issue 6 demands
01:11 PM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayStudents of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, on Tuesday called for a peaceful protest at the college roundabout to express their outrage over the recent fatal plane crash.
Two advisers, press secretary confined by Milestone students
11:52 AM, 22 Jul 2025 TuesdayLaw Adviser Professor Dr Asif Nazrul and Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam were confined by students of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, on Tuesday morning and were unable to leave the college campus amid strong protests.