A Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into a college in the capital Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 27 people, mostly children, according to officials – in the country’s deadliest air incident in recent memory.

After a fighter jet crashed into a school in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka killing 31 people, images and video were shared in posts falsely claiming they showed the country's deadliest disaster in decades.

Special prayers were held across Bangladesh on Friday, as the death toll from a fighter jet crash into a school building in Dhaka rose to 32.Following a government directive, all mosques across the country held special prayers during the Friday congregation.