On July 21, 2025, a training aircraft took off from a Bangladesh Air Force base in Dhaka around 1:00 p.m. local time (07:00 GMT) and crashed shortly after in the Uttara neighborhood.

Images from the scene hours after the crash showed dozens of emergency services workers sifting through the charred rubble in an attempt to find survivors.

Authorities announced that a commission of inquiry had been formed to investigate the crash, but in the days that followed, hundreds of student protesters took to the streets and clashed with police as they demanded accountability for the disaster and changes to training flight regulations.

The committee’s findings, which it reportedly presented to the government last November, have not yet been made public.

According to a copy of the full report obtained by BBC Bengali, it highlighted issues such as Milestone School’s lack of compliance with building codes. It also found more than 600 buildings – including schools and hospitals – located near Dhaka International Airport that had violated height restrictions.

The report also found that the pilot lacked sufficient flight training and adequate ground supervision. And there was no technical failure on the plane, according to the report, contradicting an initial statement by the Bangladesh Armed Forces that the plane had experienced a mechanical failure after takeoff.

The Bangladesh Armed Forces did not respond to a request for comment.

“No one can guarantee that another plane will not hit this school in the future,” Mansur Helal, husband of one of the victims, told the crowd during the memorial service, referring to a recent BBC documentary about the committee’s report.

“This is really a horrible situation. Every day, between 2,500 and 3,000 students go to that school.”

Helal’s wife, teacher Mahreen Chowdhury, had died in hospital from severe burns she had suffered while rescuing students.

“The building where this accident occurred had only one door. How can there be only one door for 800-900 students?” Helal added.

Helal and others are calling on the government to release the full report.

They also urge that the government provide better support to survivors receiving treatment, as well as compensation for them and victims’ families. which was recommended in the inquiry committee’s report but has not yet been implemented.