Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar Age, Death, Wife, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Towkir Islam Sagar

• Towkir Islam Sagar studied at Rajshahi Government Laboratory School up to Grade 7 before enrolling at Pabna Cadet College.

• He passed HSC in 2016 and joined the Bangladesh Air Force later that year, beginning his pilot training.

• During his cadet training, he completed over 100 flight hours on PT‑6 aircraft and later gained roughly 60 hours with Squadron 15.

• He served in Squadron 35 with the 76 BAFA course and underwent advanced fighter pilot training.

• He married approximately one year before the crash. His wife, Aksa Hossain Nizhim, is a lecturer at BRAC University in Dhaka.

• His family is originally from Kansat in Chapainawabganj but lived in Rajshahi’s Upashahar area in a rented home named “Ashroy” for about 25 years.

• Towkir’s father, Tohurul Islam, works in the import‑export business and has been based in Rajshahi for two and a half decades.

• On 21 July 2025 at about 1:06 PM local time, his FT‑7 BGI training aircraft took off from Kurmitola Air Force Base in Dhaka.

• Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft suffered a mechanical failure, became unresponsive, and prevented control recovery or safe ejection.

• He attempted to steer the jet away from densely populated areas towards a sparsely inhabited zone in Diabari, Uttara.

• Despite his efforts, the jet crashed into a building at Milestone School and College, triggering an explosion, fire, and casualties.

• He was found alive at the crash site and airlifted by helicopter to the coronary care unit of CMH in Dhaka.

• He died later in the ICU of CMH despite medical efforts to save him.

• Until about 5:30 PM, his parents and sister believed he was receiving treatment and did not know of his death. Prothomalo Around 4:30 PM, the Air Force arranged a helicopter to fly his father, mother, sister, and brother‑in‑law from Rajshahi to Dhaka.

• Neighbours, relatives, and journalists gathered outside the family’s home in Rajshahi as news of his death gradually spread.

• On 22 July, his funeral prayers were held at Rajshahi’s Muktijuddho Smriti Stadium, followed by burial with state honours at Sapura graveyard.

• His father tearfully said he was “the cursed father” carrying his child’s body, and asked for prayers for his son and the other victims.