Milestone crash: Case sought against 16 including Yunus, Asif, Air Chief Marshal Hasan
The application was submitted this morning (7 May) before the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam by Usaimong Marma, father of deceased student Ukya Ching Marma
An application has been filed seeking a case against 16 individuals, including former chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and former law adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, Bangladesh Air Force Chief Hasan Mahmood Khan, over the deaths of students in the aircraft crash at Milestone School and College in the capital's Uttara area.
The application was submitted this morning (7 May) before the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam by Usaimong Marma, father of deceased student Ukya Ching Marma.
The court recorded the complainant's statement and kept the order pending, the accused's lawyer AKM Sharif Uddin confirmed the matter.
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According to the petition, the individuals also named as accused include Bangladesh Air Force Chief Hasan Mahmood Khan, Air Commanding Officer Morshed Mohammad Khair Ul Afsar, Officer Commanding Maintenance Group Captain Rifat Akhtar Jiku, governing body adviser of Milestone School and College Colonel (retd) Nurun Nabi, Principal Mohammad Ziaul Alam, Principal (Administration) Md Masud Alam, School Section Principal Rifat Nabi Alam, chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), Field Supervisor (Uttara) of Rajuk, Education Ministry Secretary Siddiq Zobair, Defence Ministry secretary, former Environment and Disaster Management adviser Rezwana Hasan and former Defence Ministry press secretary Shafiqul Alam.
The petition states that the accused failed to properly discharge their official duties and, without ensuring safety considerations, permitted a mechanically defective F-7 fighter aircraft to conduct training flights over densely populated Dhaka city.
It further alleges that this negligence resulted in a catastrophic accident, causing massive loss of life.
The petition also alleges negligence in post-accident management, failure to implement public commitments regarding compensation, and attempts to mislead the public.
It further cites approval of educational activities in unsafe and unsuitable buildings as a contributing factor to the high casualty rate.
The petition claims that no effective steps were taken to identify or prosecute those responsible, while also alleging failures in compensation, rehabilitation, medical care, rescue operations, and emergency response, leading to permanent disabilities among several children.
On 21 July 2025, a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into Milestone School and College in Diabari, Uttara, leaving 36 people dead, including 28 students.
The aircraft's pilot, Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar, was also killed in the incident.
