Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

Markets overflow with Eid customers in Dhaka

City dwellers thronged into shopping malls and makeshift shops on Friday for their Eid shopping ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the year for Muslims, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 22, 2024. All the shopping malls in New Market, Panthapath, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Gausia, Elephant Road, Mirpur, Uttara, Gulshan and other parts of the city were buzzed with the presence of Eid shoppers. Consequently, commuters faced huge traffic gridlocks as most of the streets were packed with vehicles. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bangladesh's first metro opens in capital

STORY: Bangladesh's first metro opens in capital DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony 2. various of the metro line STORYLINE: Bangladesh's first metro began commercial operations Wednesday, setting a milestone in the country's transportation history. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Mass Rapid Transit Line-6 of the metro rail from the capital Dhaka's Uttara to Agargaon area. Bangladeshi state-owned Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited is behind the 20.1-km metro, with work being carried out by Japanese, Thai, Chinese, Indian and Bangladeshi companies. The metro will eventually cover large parts of the city. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka. (XHTV)