NCP postpones rallies in Feni, Noakhali, Lakshmipur after Milestone plane crash
As of this evening, at least 20 dead and 171 hospitalised as a Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) training aircraft (F-7 BGI), which took off at 1:06pm today (21 July), crashed into a building inside the Milestone College campus at Diabari in the capital's Uttara and caught fire following an explosion – leading to multiple casualties.
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has postponed its scheduled rallies in Feni, Noakhali, and Lakshmipur in the wake of the Bangladesh Air Force aircraft crash in Dhaka's Uttara.
NCP central committee member Ehsanul Mahbub Jobair confirmed the development at around 5pm on Sunday.
He said that the entire nation is in shock following the tragic plane crash in Uttara. "Our central leaders had left for Feni after the march in Khagrachari. Many leaders and activists had already gathered at the Feni venue as per the pre-scheduled programme. However, given the current situation, it is not appropriate to hold any political event," he said.
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He further said that the party's central leaders have already departed for Dhaka. Tomorrow's programmes in Noakhali and Lakshmipur districts have also been postponed, said the NCP leader.
As of this evening, at least 20 dead and 171 hospitalised as a Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) training aircraft (F-7 BGI), which took off at 1:06pm today (21 July), crashed into a building inside the Milestone College campus at Diabari in the capital's Uttara and caught fire following an explosion – leading to multiple casualties.
