At least 19 people have died and 164 were injured after a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka.
Footage from Milestone School and College in the northern suburb of Uttara shows a huge fire and thick smoke, after the aircraft slammed into a two-storey building.
The armed forces said in a statement on Facebook that the F-7 jet experienced a mechanical fault after taking off for a training exercise just after 13:00 local time.
The age range for students attending the school is between four and 18 years old.
Bangladesh's Coronavirus Covid-19 death toll has reached 349. Bangladesh has total confirmed virus cases of 23,870.
Analysts think it is likely that Bangladesh will see its coronavirus peak next week. Some experts say herd immunity is the only way to control the spread.
Bangladesh on Monday recorded 1,602 new infections of COVID-19, with 21 deaths. This marks the single day record in the country with about 165 million population.
The first positive case of the virus was recorded in Bangladesh on March 8. The cases and deaths have continued to increase every day.
There is also a storm coming to the Bangladesh area. Cyclone Amphan barrels towards the India-Bangladesh border. The massive cyclonic storm is intensifying in the Bay of Bengal and heading towards the vulnerable Ganges Delta. This large and slow-moving cyclone has a cloud band which is about 2,200km wide and a well-defined (15km) round eye. It sure continues to strengthen.
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