Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashes atop school building; 16 killed, dozens injured
Dhaka, Jul 21 (PTI): A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed atop a school building here on Monday, killing at least 16 people, most of them children, and injuring dozens, officials said.
The aircraft crashed into the Milestone School and College campus in Dhaka's Uttara area.
“At least 16 people died following the crash of the air force craft into the Milestone College campus," said Md Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the chief adviser Muhammad Yunus for the Health Ministry.
Earlier, the defence ministry in a statement said that the F-7 BGI training aircraft took off at 1:06 pm and crashed into the college campus soon after.
The plane crashed with a big bang and immediately caught fire, a fire service official said.
According to police, firefighting units, ambulances, and air force helicopters rushed to the scene soon after the crash.
A teacher of the school said that dozens of ambulances were carrying the wounded to nearby hospitals.
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Record-holder swimmer drowns while practicing in pool in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Record-holder swimmer K Chandrashekhar Rai Surikumeru (52), who was known for performing yoga and somersaults underwater, died of drowning in the Mangaluru City Corporation swimming pool on Sunday.
Rai, who was a native of Surikumeru near Kalladka in Bantwal taluk, lived in Kudroli, Mangaluru. He is survived by his wife and a daughter.
He had been employed as a lifeguard at the swimming pool in Udupi under contract-basis and was working as manager of the MCC swimming pool for three years. He also worked as a lifeguard and swimming trainer.
On Sunday morning, Rai is said to have handed the security guard of the pool his mobile phone, saying he would practice for some time, but shortly after diving into the pool, he died of suffocation.
The post-mortem examination of his body was conducted at the District Wenlock Hospital and the funeral rites were held at his native place, Rai’s brother Radhakrishna Rai has said.
Rai, known for his skills in swimming, had entered the Worldwide Book of Records in 2023 by performing 28 front flip somersaults in a single stretch.
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