Nearly all of the 31 killed when a Bangladeshi fighter jet crashed were children. Dozens more were being treated in burn centers as the nation declared a day of mourning.

At least 20 deaths have been reported so far. And over 170 people have encountered injuries, according to officials.

The death toll from the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training jet into a school in Dhaka has risen to 31, most of whom are pupils, officials said on Tuesday. The Chinese-made F-7BGI fighter jet crashed into the two-storey Milestone School and College in the north of the capital on Monday.

At least 31 people were killed after a military jet crashed into a school building in Dhaka. The tragedy at the Milestone School and College has led to a national outpouring of grief.

"The situation there was beyond tragic," says student volunteer Sarder Riyad, who was the first to reach the site of the horrific plane crash in Dhaka on Monday, 21 July, that claimed the lives of 27 people,