Bangladesh mourns 31 dead in jet crash as students protest to demand accountability


College students stage a protest demanding accurate casualty reports, a day after a military training jet crashed into their educational institution in Dhaka on July 22, 2025. At least 31 people, mostly children, were killed after a Bangladeshi fighter jet crashed into a school in the capital Dhaka, a government official said July 22, updating an earlier toll of at least 20 dead. - Photo: AFP

DHAKA: Hundreds of students protested near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in the nation’s capital, demanding accountability, compensation for victims' families and the halt of training flights.

The death toll from the crash rose to 31 on Tuesday (July 22), including at least 25 students, a teacher who died from burn injuries she sustained while helping others get out of the burning building, and the pilot of the training aircraft.

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