The High Court on Monday took up for early disposal a rule issued on a public interest writ petition seeking Tk5 crore in compensation for each family of those killed and Tk1 crore for each injured victim in the Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara last year.

The High Court bench of Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Md Ashif Hasan accepted the rule for hearing after the matter was mentioned by the petitioner’s counsel, Mohammad Anisur Rahman Raihan.

Raihan told the court that he had filed the public interest writ petition on July 22, 2025, a day after the crash.

He also informed the court that the families of the students who died in the crash had since been added as parties to the writ petition and that the case was ready for final hearing.

Following his submission, the court accepted the rule for hearing and included it as item No. 14 on its cause list for expeditious disposal.

According to the Milestone authorities, 38 people were killed in the crash, including 28 students, mostly from the primary section, three teachers, three guardians, one school attendant and the pilot, Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam.

In a statement issued on the day of the crash, the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate said the fighter jet had developed a mechanical fault shortly after take-off. Despite the pilot’s efforts to steer the aircraft away from densely populated areas, it crashed into the school building.

On July 22, 2025, the High Court issued a rule asking the government to explain within four weeks why it should not be directed to pay Tk5 crore to each family of the deceased, Tk1 crore to each injured victim and bear all treatment expenses.

The respondents include the secretaries of the ministries of defence and disaster management and relief, the Health Services Division, the chief of the Bangladesh Air Force, the director general of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, and the director general of the Department of Disaster Management.

The court had also directed the government to form a high-powered technical committee within seven days to investigate the crash and ordered that defective training aircraft should not be flown over densely populated areas, including Dhaka.

The order was issued by a High Court bench comprising Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Sayed Jahed Mansur.