Milestone tragedy: Death toll climbs to 35 as 2 more burn victims pass away
Thirteen-year-old Zarif, a class eight student with 40% burns, died at 9:10am while undergoing treatment in the ICU, confirmed Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, a resident physician at the institute
The death toll from the Milestone School and College tragedy rose to 35 today (26 July) after two more victims succumbed to their injuries at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS).
Thirteen-year-old Zarif, with 40% burns, died at 9:10am while undergoing treatment in the ICU, confirmed Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, a resident physician at the institute.
Zarif Farhan was a class seven English version student at Milestone School. He lived with his family in Sector 12, Road 5 of Uttara. Zarif was the younger of two siblings and the son of Md Habibur Rahman from Shreepur in Rajbari Sadar upazila.
Meanwhile, Masuma, 38, who sustained 90% full-body burns and was on life support, passed away at 11:15am today, Dr Shawon added.
Masuma worked as an office assistant at the school.
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She lived in Turag's Noyanagar Shukrabhanga area with her husband Selim, a driver, and their two children - a son and a daughter. The family hails from Borhanuddin upazila in Bhola.
While receiving treatment, she requested her husband, Selim, to bury her beside her father's grave in Borhanuddin, Bhola, after her death.
Following her wish, her husband Selim departed for their village home in Bhola with her body around 3pm today.
On 21 July, a Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) F-7 BGI fighter jet crashed into the primary section building of Milestone School and College's Diabari campus in Uttara shortly after takeoff, triggering a massive fire.
The aircraft had departed from BAF Base Bir Uttom AK Khandker at 1:06pm and crashed just before school ended, reportedly due to a technical failure.
The pilot ejected from the jet but later died from his injuries at the Combined Military Hospital.
According to hospital sources, nearly 40 patients remain admitted at the burn institute, with several in critical condition.
