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Published : 20 Aug 2025, 01:31 AM
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has thanked a team of British physicians for their “timely” response in treating patients critically injured in last month’s jet crash on the compound of Milestone School and College in Uttara.
The nine-strong team, sent by the UK government after the accident, met Yunus on Tuesday at the State Guest House Jamuna, according to a media statement from his office.
The doctors have not only provided care to burn victims but also assisted Bangladesh in building capacity to handle such emergencies in the future.
"Thank you all for your response. It was not easy for us to mobilise everything so fast. We did not have the expertise to handle it, so we were in a kind of a mess," Yunus told the team.
"Seeing your presence even before you touched a patient healed the nation. We are very, very happy that you could come right on time, and on behalf of the whole nation, I want to thank you," he added.
"We do feel the pain of the people of Bangladesh," said a British doctor as he described the support they were providing to patients and the Bangladesh authorities.
According to the statement, Yunus said the visit of British doctors was important in three aspects --providing emergency support, setting the treatment protocol, and helping Bangladesh prepare for the future.
"We would love to know what kind of steps we can take for the future.”
He added that Bangladesh wants to help the staff of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery gain some knowledge from the British team and disseminate the information to others.
The interim prime minister also emphasised the care of mental health of cured patients and urged the British team to undertake some follow-up measures.
The team is scheduled to leave Dhaka on Aug 24.
The UK is the fourth country to send doctors after Singapore, India, and China.
On Jul 21, a Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed onto a building of Milestone School. The country’s deadliest aviation disaster has claimed 35 lives, most of them children.
Among the injured, 56 were admitted to the burn institute. Of them, 19 later died, 14 have been discharged, and 23 are still receiving treatment.
