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Evacuation of stranded Indians from Bangladesh under Vande Bharat Mission continue for sixth day

<span style="color: #222222;">The evacuation of the stranded Indians from Bangladesh under the Vande Bharat Mission is continuing for the sixth day today. Two flights are leaving from Dhaka on Thursday with Indian nationals stranded in Bangladesh in the wake of Corona pandemic and subsequent lockdown.<br />''<br />''The Air India flight to Chennai is carrying 169 Indian nationals while another flight which has been arranged with Biman Bangladesh is carrying 70 Indian passengers to Delhi.<br />''<br />''With these two flights the first phase of the evacuation exercise from Dhaka has operated 7 flights to Sringar, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai from Dhaka.<br />''<br />''Earlier on Wednesday, the fifth evacuation flight from Bangladesh carried Indian nationals from Hazrat Shahjalal Airport to Srinagar.<br />''<br />''Most of the passengers on the flight were medical students from India studying in Bangladesh.<br />''<br />''On Tuesday, the evacuation flight from Bangladesh carried 169 medical students from Dhaka to  Srinagar  by Air India flight.<br />''<br />''On Monday the third evacuation took 104 Indian citizens to Mumbai from Dhaka.<br />''<br />''Two other flights on 8th and 9th May have evacuated Indian citizens from Bangladesh.<br />''<br />''The first flight carried 168 medical students from Bangladesh to Srinagar on May 8th. The second flight carried 129 Indian citizens to Delhi on May 9.<br />''<br />''The passengers of the flight to Delhi and Chennai on Thursday thanked the High Commission of India and the government of India for arranging the special evacuation flight and help during the lockdown period in Bangladesh.</span><br />

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