India, July 22 -- The death toll due to the Bangladesh Air Force training jet crash at a school in Dhaka's Uttara area has touched 27, media reports said on Tuesday.

Authorities confirmed that the deceased included 25 children, the pilot of the aircraft and a teacher.

"Among the deceased, 25 are children - many under the age of 12 - with extensive burn injuries. The other two victims include the aircraft's pilot and a female schoolteacher," Sayedur Rahman said.

He said twenty bodies have been handed over to their family members.

According to reports, two teachers and the pilot of the Chinese-made jet died in the crash that occured around 1.30 pm.

The mishap occurred in Uttara region of Dhaka, close to the Hazrat Shahjalal Internation...