Bangladesh Air Force Flight Lieutenant Taukir Islam Sagar died in the Dhaka plane crash. He was a young and promising pilot, who completed several hours of training flight. On Monday, his training aircraft collided with the F-7 school building, causing his life.

Travel from cadet to flight lieutenant
Tauqir Islam was a member of the 76th BAFA course of Sagar Bangladesh Air Force and was posted in the 35th squadron. He completed his first 100 flight hours on the PT-6 aircraft as a cadet, which is an important part of every pilot training.

Service was also given in 15th squadron
After training, he also served in the 15th squadron, where he gained a flying experience of about 60 hours. This experience was including him among the advance row pilots of Bangladesh Air Force.

Sacrifice for the country at a young age
Tauqir Islam Sagar was not only an emerging officer of the Air Force, but the security and technical future of the country depends on young pilots like him. His death is considered to be a major loss for Bangladesh Air Force.

How did the accident happen?
On Monday afternoon, Tauqir Sagar was on a Chinese F-7 BGI aircraft, which some time after the takeoff crashed on the Milestone School and College building in Uttara, Dhaka, Dhaka. The aircraft caught fire and Sagar was seriously injured. He later died in ICU.

Tribute to the nation
After his death, people on social media are paying tribute to him as young hero and true patriot. Many people have written emotional posts saluting him and saluted their passion. ISPR (Inter Services Public Relations) also saluted his contribution and said that he was fully dedicated to his work.

A fighter jet crashed on Monday afternoon at Milston School and College located in Uttara area of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. 19 people lost their lives in the accident, including 16 students, 2 teachers and pilots. According to the Dhaka Tribune, the pilot killed in the crash has been identified as Flight Lieutenant Mohammad Tauqir Islam. He was on a regular training flight at the time of the accident. 160 people have been injured in this accident.

Fighter aircraft of Chinese origin
The crashed aircraft was F-7BGI, which is an advanced version of China’s J-7. It was one of the 16 aircraft included in the fleet of Bangladesh Air Force (now 15 left). Many videos of the accident have surfaced. The burning engine in a clip was pressed under the rubble. In the second video, people were seen running towards the rubble.

The death toll may increase
The death toll in the Dhaka aircraft accident may increase further, as different figures are coming out from different official sources about the number of dead and injured. Matubaki of eyewitnesses, many people saw the aircraft hitting the building in front of their eyes.

Bangladesh Air Force issued a statement
In a statement issued by Bangladesh Air Force, it has been said that F-7 BGI training aircraft took off at 1:06 pm and was a victim of an accident in Uttara area. The country’s fire service said that nine fire units and six ambulances were deployed on the spot.

Mohammad Yunus, the head of the interim government of Bangladesh, said that necessary steps will be taken to investigate the accident and all types of assistance will be ensured. He wrote on X, ‘This is a moment of deep sorrow for the nation. I wish the injured to recover soon and I instruct all the concerned agencies to handle the situation on extreme priority.