“I was supposed to die first. I perform my duties in this building every day. I stay here until 1:30 PM daily. I was here yesterday too. When I went over there, I saw smoke, fire, and heard cries all around. Seeing this situation, I was stunned.”
These words were spoken by the head peon of Milestone School and College, who had been working in that building for a long time.
He further said—
“I am responsible as the head peon of this building. Every day, I see the students’ smiling faces and hand them over to their guardians. Yesterday’s accident feels like a nightmare. I stay here every day, I was supposed to go first. But, it was the little children who died—what fault did they have?”
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Saying these words, he broke down in tears. On Monday, July 21, 2025, at noon, a Bangladesh Air Force FT-7 BAI fighter aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone School and College during a training mission due to mechanical failure. Most of the casualties in the accident are school students.
The head peon’s statement is not just a personal grief but also leaves a deep mark of sorrow on the heart of a nation.
