Uttara: The government has introduced two 'toll-free helpline' numbers for emergency assistance following the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) fighter aircraft crash in the capital's Uttara area.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the toll-free helpline '109' was introduced at the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs, and '1098' at the Ministry of Social Welfare, as stated in a government press release.
The death toll has risen to 31 people, including 25 children, a pilot, and a teacher, after the Bangladesh Air Force FT-7 BGI fighter aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone School and College in the capital's Uttara area on Monday afternoon.
According to the Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR), 31 people have been killed in the plane crash as of 12pm today, and 165 of the injured are currently undergoing treatment at 10 hospitals in the capital.
Dr. Md. Sayedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Health and Family Welfare, stated in a press briefing at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery this morning that 25 children, a pilot, and a teacher were among the deceased.