Thousands of students protested on Tuesday during the visit of interim government officials to the crash site of a Bangladesh Air Force training jet. The death toll from what has become one of the country’s deadliest aviation accidents has risen to 31, including 25 children, reported news agency PTI.

The F-7 BGI aircraft, a Chinese-manufactured training fighter jet, experienced a "mechanical fault" moments after take-off on Monday. It subsequently crashed into a two-storey building of Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara area, according to officials.

The death toll from the crash rose to 31, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) – the military’s media wing. Earlier, the Chief Adviser’s special adviser, Saidur Rahman, told reporters that at least 25 of the deceased were children, many under the age of 12, who succumbed to extensive burn injuries. Authorities fear the toll could increase further.