A training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) has crashed in Uttara are of the capital, according to , according to Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR).
The aircraft took off at 1:06pm, ISPR said in a text message.
A senior official at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport also confirmed the incident but did not provide immediate details regarding casualties or the cause of the crash.
On information, eight engines of Fire Service and Civil Defence rushed to the spot and started operation, according to a fire service notification.
The aircraft crashed inside the Milestone College compound in Uttara 17 around 1:30pm, a student said.
An eyewitness, Saadman Rhuhsin, who works at Friendship & Cooperation Recruitment — an office located near the school — said the jet crashed into the school building.
"Members of the army and fire service rushed to the spot and moved students and guardians to a safe place," he said.
People present there said the army personnel were seen rescuing the injured students in their arms to the rickshaw vans and other vehicles.
