Bangladesh’s international friends on Monday mourned and expressed solidarity with Bangladesh as a Bangladesh Air Force F‑7 BGI training aircraft crashed into the Milestone School and College campus in the Uttara, killing 20 people, including the pilot and injuring over 171, many critically.

India, China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, the European Union, Pakistan, Kosovo have issued separate messages ex-pressing solidarity with Bangladesh.

“Deeply shocked and saddened at the loss of lives, many of them young students, in a tragic air crash in Dhaka. Our hearts go out to the bereaved families,” said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a message.

He said they pray for the swift recovery of those injured. “India stands in solidarity with Bangladesh and is ready to extend all possible support and assistance.”

The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka, in a message, said, they deeply saddened by the loss of lives in the plane crash in Dhaka.

"The Chinese Embassy offers deepest condolences to the victims and sympathies to the bereaved families and the injured and wishes the injured a speedy recovery," the message reads.

The United States said they are deeply saddened by the tragic crash of the Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft in Uttara.

"Our thoughts are with those injured and the families who lost their loved ones during this difficult time," said the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs in a message.

British Minister for Indo-Pacific Catherine West said, "I am deeply saddened by reports of a Bangladesh Air Force jet that has crashed into a school in Dhaka, with many children affected."

"My thoughts are with all those who have suffered, especially the families of the victims and the injured," she added.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives in the aircraft crash at Milestone School in Dhaka.

“My heartfelt condolences to the people of Bangladesh, especially the families of the victims, many of them young children,” he said, adding that Pakistan stands in solidarity with the government and people of Bangladesh in these difficult moments.

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said they are deeply saddened at the loss of precious lives due to the crash of an air force jet over an educational institution in Dhaka.

“Offer heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and wish the injured a speedy recovery. My deepest sympathies are with the government, its leadership, and the people of Bangladesh in this hour of grief,” said in a message shared on X.

Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh Naoki Takahashi said, “We stand in solidarity with Bangladesh during this challenging time, commending the efforts of the authorities, hos-pitals, and others in handling the situation with the utmost care.”

The Japanese diplomat said they sincerely hope for the swift recovery of those injured.

“On behalf of the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, I would like to extend my deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathies to the victims of the tragic crash of a Bangladesh Air Force aircraft at the Milestone School and College campus in Uttara area of Dhaka,” Takahashi said, adding that, “Our thoughts are also with the bereaved families, friends and all those who have been injured.”

He said Milestone School and College holds a special significance, having recently collaborated with JICA in conducting the First Peace Flower Essay Contest.

The EU Delegation in Bangladesh is “deeply saddened” by the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force F‑7 train-ing jet into Milestone School and College in Uttara.

“Our hearts are with the victims, their families, and all those affected,” said the EU Embassy in a mes-sage.                                                            

The Embassy of Switzerland in Dhaka said, “We are saddened by the tragic crash of a training aircraft into a school building in Dhaka. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and all those affected.”

Kosovo also expressed their deepest condolences following today’s tragic crash of a training aircraft into a school building in Dhaka.

"Our thoughts are with the victims’ families and the people of Bangladesh in this time of grief, and we wish the injured a swift and full recovery," said the Embassy of Kosovo in Dhaka in a message.

Flight Lieutenant Mohammad Towkir Islam, pilot of the aircraft, tried to steer the FT-7 BGI fighter aircraft away from densely populated areas and toward a sparsely inhabited zone, said ISPR.

Despite his efforts, ISPR said, the aircraft tragically crashed into a two-storey building of Milestone School and College in the Diabari area of Dhaka.