
The United Nations (UN) chapter in Bangladesh expressed its sincere condolences and extended its sympathy to the victims and families affected by the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft on the campus of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, on Monday.
“We acknowledge with sadness the deaths of people, including many children, and dozens of people wounded,” it said in a statement.
The UN conveys its respect to the families and friends of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured on this sad day, it said.
The United Nations system joins the one-day state mourning declared for Tuesday and offers its support to the Interim Government of Bangladesh in response to this tragic emergency, the statement added.
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