A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka, shortly after takeoff on Monday, killing at least 31 people including the pilot and injuring more than 100, officials said.

A Bangladeshi air force jet crashed near a college in the capital Dhaka on Monday, with emergency services responding to reports of casualties on the ground.

The F-7 BGI training jet crashed in the capital Dhaka on Monday after experiencing a technical problem shortly after take-off, a military spokesperson said.