At least 19 killed as Bangladeshi military plane crashes

People transport the injured for treatment in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 21, 2025. At least 19 people, mostly students, were killed as a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed on the campus of a college here on Monday. A government statement said that over 100 people were injured in the accident. Many of the injured are in critical condition. The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of the Bangladesh Army said the training aircraft crashed at around 13:30 local time. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

DHAKA, July 21 (Xinhua) -- At least 19 people, mostly students, were killed as a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed on the campus of a college here on Monday.

A government statement said that over 100 people were injured in the accident. Many of the injured are in critical condition.

The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of the Bangladesh Army said the training aircraft crashed at around 13:30 local time.

Firefighters work at the site of the crash in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 21, 2025. At least 19 people, mostly students, were killed as a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed on the campus of a college here on Monday. A government statement said that over 100 people were injured in the accident. Many of the injured are in critical condition. The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of the Bangladesh Army said the training aircraft crashed at around 13:30 local time. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

An ambulance transports the injured to the hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 21, 2025. At least 19 people, mostly students, were killed as a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed on the campus of a college here on Monday. A government statement said that over 100 people were injured in the accident. Many of the injured are in critical condition. The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of the Bangladesh Army said the training aircraft crashed at around 13:30 local time. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)

Firefighters arrive at the site of the crash in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 21, 2025. At least 19 people, mostly students, were killed as a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed on the campus of a college here on Monday. A government statement said that over 100 people were injured in the accident. Many of the injured are in critical condition. The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of the Bangladesh Army said the training aircraft crashed at around 13:30 local time. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)