Death toll in Uttara jet crash now 34 as another child dies

Dead body.

The death toll from the tragic military aircraft crash into Milestone School and College in Uttara has risen to 34 with the death of a 13-year-old boy at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Zarif, who sustained 40 percent burn injuries in the jet crash.

He breathed his last at the hospital around 9:10 am, said Shaon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.

With his death, the institute has so far recorded 15 deaths from the incident.

Besides, 50 victims are undergoing treatment at different hospitals-- 40 at the Burn Institute, eight at Dhaka CMH, one at Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College Hospital and one National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

The government on Wednesday published the identities of the victims who were killed and injured in the BAF aircraft crash.

The fatal crash occurred on Monday afternoon (July 21) shortly after an FT-7 BGI fighter jet took off from the Kurmitola airbase, triggering a massive blaze that claimed numerous lives, mostly children. - UNB