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Heroic Teacher Dies After Saving Dozens of Children in Fiery Plane Crash at Milestone School
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When the F-7 BGI training plane of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into the Milestone School in Dhaka on 21 July, Maherin Chowdhury, 46, ran unhesitatingly into the burning building to rescue her students. Despite the horror and fire, she repeatedly entered the classroom to remove many of her students. When her husband phoned her from the hospital, she responded firmly: “They are also my children,” even knowing that her clothes were burning. Fi…
Heroic Teacher Dies After Saving Dozens of Children in Fiery Plane Crash at Milestone School
Mahreen Chowdury, a longtime teacher at Milestone School and College in Dhaka, Bangladesh, tragically passed away after rescuing more than 20 students from a burning building following a devastating plane crash. According to the BBC, an air force fighter jet crashed into the school, igniting an intense blaze. As chaos unfolded, Mahreen didn’t run from the flames—she ran into them. The beloved educator pushed past thick smoke and collapsing walls…
Mahreen Chowdhury died later that Monday: in the process of rescuing the children, he had suffered burns in almost 100% of his body.
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