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Another tragedy unfolded days after the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad which left over over 250 people dead last month. On Monday, July 21, a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed into a school campus in the northern part of Dhaka’s Uttara. The incident took place in the evening, which left at least 20 dead and over 100 people were injured, raising alarming signs.
As per reports, 20 deaths have been confirmed, which are mostly children, over 170 people have suffered injuries as the training fighter jet crashed into a two-storey building of the Milestone School and College in Diabari. While it is being said to be one of the deadliest aviation disaster in decades, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BC) stood in solidarity of the accident.
BCB grieves loss of lives in tragic air crash; offers to stand in solidarity during BAN vs PAK 2 nd T20I
Taking to social media, the BCB in a post on X wrote, “The Bangladesh Cricket Board expresses profound sorrow over the tragic air crash at Milestone School & College in Dhaka. We stand in solidarity with the grieving families and all those affected. Our heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to everyone impacted by this heartbreaking tragedy.”
Taskin Ahmed, one of the veterans of Bangladesh cricketers also expressed his grief on the incident. Furthermore, the cricket board has also dedicated the second T20I of the ongoing Pakistan T20I series to the victims of the tragedy.
“Standing in silence, united in sorrow. The Bangladesh Cricket Board observes National Mourning Day in remembrance and honour of the victims of the Milestone air crash tragedy,” they captioned a post on X.
