Govt forms commission to probe Milestone jet crash
The government has formed a commission to probe the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Uttara on July 21.
According to a Cabinet Division gazette issued on Sunday night, the nine-member commission headed by former secretary AKM Zafar Ullah Khan has been asked to submit its report within four weeks.
The other members include a retired air vice marshal, three additional secretaries from three ministries, Dhaka divisional commissioner, an urban planner, and a professor of mechanical engineering department of Buet.
The probe commission will examine the cause of the tragic crash, assess damage and casualties, determine the responsibilities, it added.
According to a gazette, it will assess the loss of lives and injuries suffered by students, teachers, and others, and determine the extent of all damages.
Additionally, it will review the construction of Milestone School and College, as well as other structures near the airport, assess the legal and administrative aspects concerning the location and safety of the flying zone, and make recommendations to prevent such accidents in the future.
It will also make suggestions regarding the operation of training aircraft, the construction of buildings in flying zones, and emergency response protocols during catastrophic events.
The commission has been empowered to visit any location within Bangladesh and summon and question any individual.
It will carry out its investigation under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1956 and the office of the divisional commissioner of Dhaka will provide secretarial support to the commission.
At least 34 persons, mostly students, died after the jet crashed on the school on July 21.
