Thirteen people, mostly children, were fighting for their lives in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of hospitals yesterday, three days after a jet crashed into Milestone School & College in Uttara’s Diabari.

Writing it off as a "mechanical failure" will not bring the children back, neither will an apology

The Singaporean medical team is being led by Dr Chong See Jack, senior consultant at Singapore General Hospital

The committee, led by the principal, has been asked to submit its report within three working days

There was no crowd of curious onlookers at the hospital this morning

Dhaka is seeking medical experts and equipment to treat burn victims of Monday’s military aircraft crash in Uttara, as several countries have offered to extend their support.

The usual bustle was missing at Milestone School and College yesterday. There were no students running across the playground, no morning assembly, and no classroom chatter.

Says health ministry; Families of missing children urged to visit CID HQ and submit samples

For over 24 hours, 11-year-old Raisa Moni’s family had been searching for her frantically. From one hospital to another, from the crash site to morgues, they clung to the hope that she was among the rescued, that she was somewhere -- alive.

Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party, yesterday said the government could have acted more responsibly and with greater urgency following the fatal jet crash at Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara.

During a rally at the base of Raju Memorial around 5:00pm, they also called for a proper investigation into the incident, highest quality medical treatment for the injured

A medical team from Singapore is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka to assess burn victims of the tragic fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara's Diabari of Dhaka

Death toll now 32; Aryan Nasraf Nafi, 9, died at 12:15am; Eldest sister, Nazia Tabassum Lizu, 13, died Monday

The death toll from the jet crash at Milestone School and College rose to 32 yesterday, as the nation reeled from shock and grief following the country’s deadliest aviation tragedy in years.

"We've come to help our injured brothers and sisters. We'll do whatever is necessary... We won't hold back."

The demonstration began around 11:30am; road communication between southern region and rest of Bangladesh hampered

The cause of the fire could not be determined immediately

Medical assistance offered by the neighbouring country

While sifting through the debris, her maternal uncle found Raisha's school ID card and one of her exercise books

"We want to state in the strongest terms that this claim is not true," the Chief Adviser's Press Wing said in a statement