Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Teacher Dies Saving Students in Bangladesh Jet Crash
In Bangladesh, a military jet crashed into a school, causing a fire.
A teacher, Maherin Chowdhury, bravely went back into the burning school multiple times to save her students, even though her own clothes caught fire.
She refused to leave, saying the students were 'also my children.'
Sadly, she died from her injuries, and at least 29 people, mostly students, lost their lives in the crash.
The pilot tried to steer the plane away from where people lived, but it hit the school due to a mechanical problem.
A Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into a school, resulting in a fire and numerous casualties.
English teacher Maherin Chowdhury repeatedly entered the burning school to rescue students.
Chowdhury died from severe burns sustained during the rescue, despite her husband's pleas to leave.
At least 29 people, primarily children, died in the crash, attributed to mechanical failure of the aircraft.
The pilot, who attempted to divert the plane from populated areas, was also killed.
- Who
- Maherin Chowdhury, a teacher, died saving students. At least 29 people died in the crash. The pilot and numerous students were killed.
- What
- A Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into a school causing a fire.
- When
- Monday, the day of the crash, and Tuesday, the day of her burial.
- Where
- Bangladesh, at a school in a populated area, near an air base.
- Why
- The jet experienced mechanical failure leading to the crash. The pilot attempted to divert the aircraft away from populated areas before it crashed into the school.
- Victim
- Maherin Chowdhury, an English teacher
- Casualties
- At least 29 dead, mostly children
- Cause
- Mechanical failure of the aircraft
- Location
- Bangladesh
- Heroic Act
- Maherin Chowdhury repeatedly entered the burning building to rescue her students.