Yusuf, a chemistry teacher at Milestone School, mourns the death of his 14-year-old son Sayan after the tragic Uttara plane crash. “I won’t live in this country anymore,” he said in his son’s mourn.
It was a morning soaked in blood. The smell of burnt school uniforms still lingers in the air. What began as an ordinary day at the Milestone School campus in Uttara ended in unbearable tragedy a procession of lifeless bodies and the heart-wrenching cries of shattered parents.
Among the victims was 14-year-old Sayan Yusuf, a bright seventh-grade student. He had left home that morning full of dreams, smiling as he stood in line for the school prayer with his classmates. That smile will never return. At 3:50 a.m., Sayan passed away in the Intensive Care Unit of the Burn Institute. Ninety-five percent of his body had been scorched by flames.
Outside the morgue, Sayan’s father Yusuf waits beside his son’s lifeless body. He is not just any grieving parent — he is an assistant professor of chemistry at Milestone School and College. His wife, Sayan’s mother, is also a lecturer in chemistry at the same institution. But today, none of those titles matter. He is only a father who has lost his child. With a trembling voice, eyes filled with tears, he said,
“I won’t live in this country anymore. The politicians have polluted this nation. We will not stay here.”
That morning, countless parents had lovingly dropped their children off at the school gates, expecting to see them again in the afternoon. But by evening, many found themselves rushing to the hospital morgue.
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Some didn’t even know their child had been rushed to a hospital in an ambulance, severely burned. Others are still waiting for any news — hoping, praying their children are among the survivors.
Inside the Burn Institute’s lobby, the grief is deafening. Silent sobs echo off the walls. Some parents sit speechless; others collapse in heartbreak. The sorrow isn’t confined to just the hospital — it has spread across the city. For some children, the school bell never rang that day — they left school forever.
Sayan’s family members shared that since 3 a.m., no one stood by their side.
“The officer-in-charge was supposed to come. But since 3 a.m., no police have shown up. Five bodies are already lying in the morgue,” cried one of Sayan’s relatives.
At that moment, Sayan’s mother was in no condition to speak. Doctors administered saline to stabilize her. When she saw her child’s charred hand, her tears were no longer just tears — they became a river of unspeakable pain and devastation.
In response to the tragedy, the government has declared a one-day state mourning on Tuesday, July 22, following the deadly crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training jet into the Milestone School and College campus in Uttara, Dhaka. The announcement was made Monday afternoon through a press release from the office of the Chief Adviser.
