Milestone School jet crash: Student, teacher return home after recovery

Yusha, a third-grader, and Sumaiya Lorin, a teacher, have been discharged

Two more people injured in the jet crash at Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Diabari have been discharged from hospital.

Yusha, a third-grader, and Sumaiya Lorin, a teacher, returned home on Saturday after making a full recovery, according to Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.

“They had suffered only minor burns in the fire. Their family members have taken them home,” he said on Sunday.

Following their release, the number of victims released from hospital now stands at 14.

On Jul 21, a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a building on the campus and went up in flames.

At least 20 people, mostly schoolchildren, were killed that day. Later, the death toll rose to 34, while 69 people were injured.

Following the incident, 56 were admitted to the burn institute. Of them, 18 have died, 14 have been released, and 24 remain hospitalised.