The F-7 BGI aircraft took off at 1.06pm local time and crashed roughly twelve minutes later in the Diabari area of Uttara in the northern part of the capital, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR).
The military aircraft crashed near the Milestone School and College canteen during lunchtime, Bangladeshi daily Prothom Alo said, with large numbers of young students present at the time.
The death toll rose significantly from an initial toll of a single fatality after fire service and civil defence director general Brigadier General Mohammad Zahed Kamal arrived at the scene and briefed the media.
Videos posted to social media in the aftermath of the crash showed fire and smoke emanating from the scene as a crowd of students fled to open ground in panic.
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