DHAKA : The government has declared a one-day state mourning tomorrow following the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft on the Milestone School and College campus in the capital’s Uttara Diabari area, according to Chief Adviser’s Press Wing.
The national flag will be flown at half-mast in all government, semi-government, autonomous institutions, educational institutions and private buildings of the country as well as Bangladesh missions abroad to observe mourning.
At least 19 people were killed and over 50 injured after a Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone School and College in the capital’s Uttara area, Fire Service and Civil Defence sources confirmed.
Special prayers will be offered at all mosques and other places of worship in the country for seeking recovery of the injured and eternal peace of the departed souls of the deceased.
