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The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Sunday released two more students who suffered burn injuries in the fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara area.

The students—Niliy, 13, and Rupi Borua, 10 – were discharged as their health conditions improved, said NIBPS resident surgeon Shawon Bin Rahman.


Niloy suffered 25 per cent burn injuries while Rupi 20 per cent in the crash.

With them, 28 burn victims of the crash have so far been released from the institute, while eight others remain under treatment.

On July 21 last, a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet slammed into a two-storey building of Milestone School and College minutes after take-off at around 1:00pm, killing 35 people, including the pilot, according to health ministry officials.