Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today condoled the loss of lives, many of them young students, in a tragic air crash in Dhaka. He assured that India stands in solidarity with Bangladesh and is ready to extend all possible support and assistance.

Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami attend a rally in a show of strength ahead of elections expected next year, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka, shortly after takeoff on Monday, killing at least 18 people including the pilot and injuring 164 others, the military said.

PM Modi said India stood strong with the people of Bangladesh and was ready to extend support and assistance in the rescue operation.