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Flight Lieutenant Tauqir’s triad took him from a densely populated area to a sparsely populated area: ISPR
Flight Lieutenant Tauqir tried to take the plane from a densely populated area to a sparsely populated area: ISPR
The FT-7 BGI fighter jet of the Bangladesh Air Force encountered a mechanical fault after takeoff (to be known after detailed investigation). Flight Lieutenant Md. Tauqir Islam tried his best to take the plane from a densely populated area to a sparsely populated area to avoid major damage in the accident. But unfortunately, the plane crashed into a two-story building of Milestone School and College in an unexpected accident. 19 people including the pilot were killed and 164 were injured in this sudden accident.
Flight Lieutenant Tauqir’s triad took him from a densely populated area to a sparsely populated area: ISPR
This was stated in a press release by the ISPR on Monday afternoon.
The ISPR statement said that the Bangladesh Air Force’s FT-7 BGI fighter aircraft encountered a mechanical fault after taking off from the Air Force’s AK Khandaker Base in Kurmitola at 1:06 pm on Monday (21-7-2025) as part of a regular training exercise. The details will be announced after investigation. To deal with the accident and avoid major damage, the aircraft’s pilot, Flight Lieutenant Md. Taukir Islam, made every effort to take the aircraft from a densely populated area to a sparsely populated area. But unfortunately, the aircraft crashed into a two-story building of Milestone School and College in Diabari, Dhaka. 19 people, including the pilot, were killed and 164 others were injured in this sudden accident.
The ISPR release also said that a high-level investigation committee of the Air Force has already been formed to find out the cause of the accident. Emergency contact numbers have been given for the missing students in the incident of the Air Force training aircraft crash in front of a building of Milestone School and College in Uttara, the capital. These are—
*Military Rescue Brigade 01769024202
*CMH Burn Unit 01769016019
*CMH Emergency 01769013311
*Milestone School Admin Officer 01814774132
*Vice Principal 01771111766
*National Emergency Number 999 will connect with the Burn Units from the Emergency Cell of Bangladesh Police.
