Milestone crash: Indian medical team arrives in Dhaka
They arrived at 9:30pm
A specialised team of doctors from India arrived in Dhaka this evening (23 July) to treat the burn victims of fighter jet crash in Uttara's Milestone School and College.
They arrived at 9:30pm, said an official at High Commission of India in Dhaka.
"The team includes doctors and nurses from Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital — two of India's leading centres for burn treatment and plastic surgery," said the official.
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Earlier, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka formally wrote to the government of Bangladesh asking for sharing information on any critical medical support that may be needed to be arranged in India for those injured in the tragic incident.
The communication came as a follow up to the message from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing condolence on the tragic Milestone School plane crash and offering all possible support and assistance.
"India stands in solidarity with Bangladesh and is ready to extend all possible support and assistance," Indian Prime Minister Modi said in a message on Monday.
"Deeply shocked and saddened at the loss of lives, many of them young students, in a tragic air crash in Dhaka. Our hearts go out to the bereaved families," he said.
