At least 19 killed as Bangladesh air force plane crashes into college campus


  • World
  • Monday, 21 Jul 2025

DHAKA (Reuters) -At least 19 people were killed as a Bangladesh air force training aircraft crashed into a college and school campus in the capital city of Dhaka on Monday, a fire services official said.

More than 50 people, including children and adults, were hospitalised with burns, a doctor at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery told reporters.

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