Death Toll Rises to 31 After Military Jet Crashes into School in Dhaka

At least 31 people, mostly students, have died after a Bangladeshi Air Force training jet crashed into a school building in the capital Dhaka, officials from the Ministry of Health confirmed on Tuesday.

The aircraft, a training fighter jet, reportedly went down shortly after takeoff on Monday afternoon, slamming into a two-story school building located in a densely populated area of the capital.

Authorities initially reported 25 fatalities, including the pilot and 24 others—primarily students. However, the death toll has since increased as more bodies were recovered from the debris of the burned structure.

In addition to the fatalities, 171 people were injured, many of them students who were inside the building at the time of the crash. Emergency services rescued them from the fire-engulfed school as thick smoke and flames spread rapidly.

Rescue and medical teams continue to search the site for potential survivors and assess the full extent of the damage.

Officials have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, which has shocked the nation and raised concerns about safety measures around urban training flight paths.

The Bangladeshi government has expressed its condolences to the victims’ families and promised support for the injured and the affected school community.