New Delhi, Mar 11: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for rescuing nine Bangladeshi nationals from Ukraine amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
It should be noted that under 'Operation Ganga', the Indian government has rescued nine Bangladesh stuck in a War-torn country.
Apart from the Bangladeshi students, India has also rescued a Pakistani girl student Ashma Shafique who was stranded in Ukraine. After the Indian authorities rescued her, Shafique expressed her gratitude towards the Indian embassy in Kyiv and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their support.
"I want to thank the Indian embassy of Kyiv for supporting us all the way here as we were stuck in a very difficult situation and I also want to thank the Prime Minister of India for supporting us. Hope we get home safely because of the Indian embassy," she said.
Nepalese, Tunisian students were also rescued under this operation
As many as 410 Indians were brought back on Tuesday by special Civilian flights from Ukraine's neighbouring countries by 2 special civilian flights from Suceava, said the Ministery of Civil Aviation press release. With this, about 18,000 Indians have been brought back through the special flights which began on 22 February 2022.