Dhaka, July 23 -- The death toll from the tragic military aircraft crash into Milestone School and College in Uttara has risen to 29, following the death of a nine-year-old boy, Nafis, who was undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.

The Ministry of Health said Nafis succumbed to his injuries at about 12:15am on Tuesday (22 July). The child, who had sustained burns over 95 percent of his body, had been receiving intensive care at the institute's ICU.

The fatal crash occurred on Monday afternoon (July 21) shortly after an FT-7 BGI fighter jet of the Bangladesh Air Force took off from the Kurmitola airbase, triggering a massive blaze that claimed numerous lives, mostly children.

Over 150 people were inj...