Dy Civil Surgeon Farhana Kabir appointed focal point for information on casualties in jet crash

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Published On: 22 Jul 2025, 17:06 Updated On:22 Jul 2025, 17:39

Monday’s plane crash at Milestone School and College in the capital’s Uttara area. -File Photo

DHAKA, July 22, 2025 (BSS) – The government has appointed a focal point of contact for necessary information regarding the deaths and injuries in Monday’s plane crash at Milestone School and College in the capital’s Uttara area.

Deputy Civil Surgeon, Dhaka Dr Sharker Farhana Kabir was appointed as the focal point and her mobile number is 01792744325, said a government press release.

The death toll has risen to 31 people including 25 children, a pilot and a teacher after Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) FT-7 BGI fighter aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone School and College in the capital's Uttara area on Monday afternoon.

According to the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR), 31 people have so far been killed in the plane crash till 12pm today and 165 of the injured are now undergoing treatment at 10 hospitals in the capital.

Dr. Md. Sayedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Health and Family Welfare in a press briefing at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery this morning also said that 25 children, a pilot and a teacher were among the deceased.