Hundreds of students protested near the crash site of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in Dhaka, Bangladesh, demanding accountability, compensation for victims’ families, and the halt of training flights. The ongoing unrest over Monday’s crash shut down traffic in parts of Dhaka, a city still recovering from last year’s student uprising that forced the prime minister from power. Some students entered the country’s administrative headquarters and were dispersed with tear gas and stun grenades. The death toll from the crash rose to 31, including at least 25 students, a teacher who died from burns she sustained while helping others escape the two-story building, and the pilot. Officials said 171 people, mostly students at Milestone School and College, and many with burns, were rescued. The military launched an investigation into the crash in Dhaka’s densely populated Uttara neighborhood. Bangladesh declared Tuesday a day of national mourning.
Bangladeshi students protest after an air force jet crash into their school resulted in the death of 31 people. #889
