Dhaka, July 22 -- The High Court has ordered the institution of a high-level committee within seven days to probe the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash that killed and injured scores at Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Diabari area.

The bench of Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Sayed Jahed Mansur issued the directive on Tuesday following the initial hearing of a writ petition.

In its ruling, the court also issued a rule asking why the families of each of the dead should not be given Tk 50 million in compensation and the injured Tk 10 million each, reports bdnews24.com.

The rule also questioned the authorities on why training jets are allowed to fly over densely populated areas, why arrangements for advanced treatment abroad shoul...