Dhaka crash: 'My friend died right in front of me' - Year 10 pupil

Farhan Hasan had just sat an exam when a Bangladeshi air force jet crashed into his school, killing at least 20 people.

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"The burning plane was hitting the building right in front of my eyes," the Milestone School and College student told BBC Bangla.

Footage from the school in a northern suburb of the capital, Dhaka shows a huge fire and thick smoke, after the aircraft slammed into a two-storey building.

More than 160 people were injured in the crash.

The armed forces said that the F-7 jet had experienced a mechanical fault after taking off for a training exercise just after 13:00 local time (07:00 GMT). The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Md. Taukir Islam, was among those killed.