The aircraft crashed on a campus of the Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara area in the afternoon.
July 21, 2025: As per latest updates, at least nineteen people – including 16 students – have been killed in the tragic accident where a Bangladesh fighter jet crashed into the campus of a school in capital Dhaka’s Uttara neighbourhood.
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Made in China didn't work. This is what happens when you trust Made in China.
— Kanwaljit Arora (@mekarora) July 21, 2025
Bangladesh Air Force's FT-7BGI Fighter Jet crashed in the Uttara Milestone College campus in Dhaka. Pilot killed. Multiple casualties reported. #Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/38oj3zQyYF
The pilot and two teachers also died taking the toll to 19.
The plane that went down was a F-7BGI, which is an advanced version of the Chinese J-7 fighter aircraft and one of the 16 owned and operated by the Bangladesh Air Force.
🚨 Another Made-in-China Disaster ✈️💥
— RX (@TheReal_RX) July 21, 2025
A #Bangladesh Air Force F-7 fighter jet (Chinese-made) crashed directly into a school in #Dhaka during class hours — massive explosion on impact.
Over 50 crashes involving Chinese jets in BAF history. #bangladeshplanecrash pic.twitter.com/tMUjaqsIAd
The plane crashed in the afternoon today.