- A Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training jet crashed into a school and college campus in Dhaka, resulting in at least 27 fatalities and over 170 injuries.
- The incident occurred approximately 12 minutes after the aircraft took off, with the military attributing the crash to a "technical malfunction."
- The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Md Toukir Islam, reportedly made efforts to divert the plane from densely populated areas before it struck a two-storey building within the school.
- Victims include the pilot and predominantly young students, with many of the injured suffering severe burns and remaining in critical condition.
- Bangladesh's interim government has declared a national day of mourning for Tuesday and pledged a full investigation into the cause of the accident.
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