A total of 167 students arrived at the Srinagar airport via the special flight from the Bangladesh capital, PTI reported citing an official. Srinagar Deputy Commissioner Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary expressed his gratitude to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka for the "tremendous efforts" in getting these students home. The stranded Indians will be evacuated from Bangladesh in a phased manner. “The High Commission was in constant touch with the students and resolved various issues of food, lodging and finance in close cooperation with the principals of the medical colleges who have been most generous with their support in this difficult period,” it said. High Commissioner Riva Ganguly Das was present at the Dhaka airport to see off the first batch of Indians leaving Bangladesh and interacted with them.

Source: bd News24 May 08, 2020 11:37 UTC