Uttara aircraft crash: National mourning on Tuesday

The government has declared a one-day state mourning (Tuesday) following the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft on the Milestone School and College campus in the capital's Uttara Diabari area.

Chief Adviser's Press Wing confirmed the news on Monday (July 21).

The national flag will be flown at half-mast in all government, semi-government, autonomous institutions, educational institutions and private buildings of the country as well as Bangladesh missions abroad to observe mourning.

At least 19 people were killed and over 50 injured after a Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone School and College in the capital’s Uttara area, Fire Service and Civil Defence sources confirmed.