A total of 328 Bangladesh nationals who got stranded in India due to the current worldwide lockdown returned home from New Delhi and Chennai on Friday (April 24) afternoon by two special flights.
The returnees are mostly patients who went there for treatment, said the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi. There are some students among the returnees, too.
The flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines with 162 passengers from New Delhi arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while another chartered flight of US-Bangla Airlines with 166 passengers arrived here from Chennai.
Another flight carrying 164 Bangladesh nationals is scheduled to arrive here from Chennai on Saturday.
A team of Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, led by High Commissioner Muhammad Imran, provided required assistance to Bangladesh nationals at Indira Gandhi International Airport before departure.
(Source: UNB)
