Firemen work at the site of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft that crashed into a school campus shortly after takeoff in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP Photo)In one of the deadliest crashes Dhaka has seen, a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into a private school campus in the country’s capital on Monday afternoon. The death toll stood at 27, while over 170 others are said to be injured, as per news agency AP.The jet experienced a technical problem shortly after take-off, resulting in the accident at Milestone School and College in the northern Uttara area, a military spokesperson said. The military said in a statement that the F-7 BGI training aircraft had taken off at 1:06 p.m. local time (0706 GMT) before crashing. Bangladesh Air Force Plane Crash: The Chief Adviser’s Press Wing announced a one-day state mourning for Tuesday in light of the incident. (AP Photo)Detailing the crash on Monday, Lieutenant Colonel Sami Ud Dowla Chowdhury said: “The pilot…made a valiant attempt to divert the aircraft away from densely populated areas. Despite his best efforts, the aircraft…crashed into a two-storey building belonging to Milestone School and College,” Reuters reported.What we know so far:📌A Chinese variant of the fighter jet F-7 BGI crashed into the campus of Milestone School and College in the Uttara locality of Dhaka. The jet took off around 1:07pm (local time) on Monday from the Bangladesh Air Force base in Kurmitola, Dhaka for a routine training mission but faced a mechanical failure.📌The jet, which has been described as a training aircraft by the officials, caught fire soon after crashing in the school campus in Dhaka. As per a fire official, the pilot was among the dead. And according to the special assistant to the chief advisor for health, the death toll in the crash has gone up to 27, while 171 people, mostly students, have been injured.Also Read | ‘India stands with Bangladesh’: PM Modi reacts after deadly Dhaka air crash kills 19📌Bangladesh military has said that the pilot tried to avoid densely populated areas after the F-7 jet faced technical difficulties but the training aircraft hit a two-storey school building. The military added that the aircraft experienced a “technical malfunction” and the crash will be investigated by a high-level Air Force committee.📌The crash took place on the campus of Milestone school which has reportedly 2,000 students enrolled. The school describes itself as having over two decades of experience in leading private educational institutes. The Uttara neighborhood, where the crash happened, is a metropolitan region with over 20 million people.Story continues below this ad📌The interim Bangladesh government has announced a national day of mourning on Tuesday, with flags to fly at half-staff throughout the country. Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus promised a full investigation into the crash. “Necessary measures will be taken to investigate the cause of the accident and ensure all kinds of assistance,” he said, as quoted by Reuters.📌Prime Minister Narendra Modi also responded to the tragic plane crash in Dhaka by expressing his condolences on social media. “Deeply shocked and saddened at the loss of lives, many of them young students, in a tragic air crash in Dhaka,” PM Modi said in a post on X. “Our hearts go out to the bereaved families. We pray for the swift recovery of those injured.”(with inputs from AP)Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:Bangladeshjet crash