Milestone tragedy: Another student dies

Another student of Milestone School and College named Zarif Farhan, 13, succumbed to his injuries after battling for life for five days following devastating military training aircraft crash on the school premises.

He breathed his last at 9:10am on Saturday (July 26) at National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery while undergoing treatment. He was put on life support after his condition deteriorated.

Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the hospital, confirmed his death.

Zarif, a student of class VII of Milestone School and College, had been at the ICU with 40 per cent of burns, including his respiratory tract, Dr Shawon said.

With him, the total deaths from the aircraft crash rose to 34.