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Bangladesh mourns 31 dead in jet crash as students protest to demand accountability

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of students protested near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in the nation’s capital, demanding accountability, compensation for victims’ families and the halt of training flights.

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Bangladesh mourns 31 dead in jet crash as students protest to demand accountability

Law enforcement officers stand guard at the entrance of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery as survivors are treated inside after a Bangladesh air force training aircraft crashed into a school in the nation’s capital Monday afternoon in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, July 22, 2025.( AP Photo/ Mahmud Hossain Opu)


DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of students protested near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in the nation’s capital, demanding accountability, compensation for victims’ families and the halt of training flights.

The rose to 31 on Tuesday, including at least 25 students, a teacher who died from burn injuries she sustained while helping others get out of the burning building, and the pilot of the training aircraft.

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