A training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force has crashed into a building of Milestone School and College in Uttara area of Dhaka.
The Fire Service has confirmed the death of at least one person in the incident. Rescue operations are currently underway at the scene.
Khaled Sarkar, a photojournalist from Prothom Alo who was present at the scene, reported that after the aircraft crashed, a fire broke out in the Milestone School building. He identified the building as Haider Hall.
According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the aircraft took off today, Monday, at 1:06 pm. Later, the aircraft crashed.
The exact number of casualties could not be confirmed immediately. However, the Fire Service has reported that at least one person has died.
Speaking Lima Khan, the duty officer at the Fire Service control room, said that four injured people have been airlifted by a Bangladesh Air Force helicopter to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH).
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