Bangladesh

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed deep shock over the tragic death of many children and injuries to hundreds more after a fighter jet crashed into a school compound in Dhaka. “My heartfelt condolences to the people of Bangladesh. The loss of many children in this tragic accident and the heroic sacrifice of teacher Mahreen Chowdhury have ...

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has firmly said the government has no reason to underreport the causality figures. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Shafiqul drew on his decades-long experience in reporting on major disasters and said it was ‘virtually impossible’ to hide the number of casualties from a disaster in Bangladesh. As someone who has reported on numerous ...

The identities of six people, who died in the air force fighter jet crash into Milestone School and College at Uttara, are yet to be determined, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The bodies are currently kept at the morgue of the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka, according to a media release from the ministry. Under the supervision ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Yōko Iwata Takeshi has expressed deep condolences and sympathy over the tragic plane crash in Uttara, Dhaka. In a message sent to Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Md. Towhid Hossain, the Japanese minister conveyed his heartfelt sentiments. On Tuesday (July 22), Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the statement. In his condolence message, Minister Iwata said, “I am ...

Aryan Nasraf Nafi, 9, a class I student of Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara, succumbed to his injuries early Wednesday after battling for life for two days. He breathed his last at about 12:15AM at the ICU of National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute. According to the hospital resident surgeon Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, ”Nafi, whose 95 per ...

The death toll from the devastating Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara has climbed to 32, with dozens more in critical condition due to severe burns, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) and the Ministry of Health. A nine-year-old boy, Nafi, who suffered 95 percent burns, died early Wednesday at the National ...

Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus held a meeting Tuesday night with senior leaders from four political parties; BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) and Islami Andolan Bangladesh, at the state guest house Jamuna. The meeting began around 9:00 PM, according to a statement from Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. Representing BNP were Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee ...

After being confined for nearly six hours, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul, Education Adviser CR Abrar and the Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam managed to leave Milestone School and College in Uttara’s Diabari area on Monday afternoon, amid intense student protests. According to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner for Uttara Zone, Md Mohidul Islam, the trio exited the premises ...

Students are staging a protest in front of the main gate of the Secretariat in Dhaka, demanding the resignation of the Education Adviser and Education Secretary. As a result, all entrances to the Secretariat have been closed, leading to a complete halt in vehicle movement on the road outside. On Tuesday afternoon around 2:30 PM, students from various educational institutions ...

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination scheduled for Thursday, July 24, has been postponed. Education Adviser Dr Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar (CR Abrar) made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon while addressing protesting students at Milestone School and College campus in Uttara. Dr. Abrar informed the students that a new date for the postponed exam will be announced after the completion of ...