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Two students, who were injured in the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into Milestone School and College premises in Uttara in Dhaka on July 21, were discharged from the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Saturday.

The students are Ayan Khan, 12, and Rafsi Akter Rafia, 12, resident surgeon at the institute Shawon Bin Rahman told ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· at about 5:00pm on Saturday.


‘The two students were released and went to their homes on Saturday afternoon,’ he said, adding that a total of 17 victims died at the institute and all of the bodies were handed over to their families.

Meanwhile, 36 victims were currently undergoing treatment at the institute and four of them were in a critical condition, director of the institute Mohammad Nasir Uddin said in a press briefing held at the institute at about 2:30pm on Saturday.

‘Sadly, two more victims died from their injuries today. As we previously mentioned, two students will be discharged today. We hope to discharge another ten injured next week,’ he said.

Currently, 36 individuals were undergoing treatment at the institute, the director said, adding that four of them were in a critical condition and nine were in severe condition.

He said that the four critical patients were currently in the intensive care unit, with one of them on ventilation support.

Mentioning that a medical board, comprising both local and foreign physicians was overseeing the treatment process, the institute director Nasir said that the treatment was being provided under the leadership of six unit-chiefs of the institute, with a foreign team supporting them.

Replying to a query, he said, ‘The foreign medical personnel include two doctors and two nurses from India, three doctors and two nurses from China and nine individuals from Singapore, including three doctors and six supporting staff.’

All necessary medications were being procured in advance to ensure uninterrupted treatment, he said, adding that the government was bearing all expenses for the treatment of the injured.