Indian air ambulance lands in Dhaka after technical glitch, patient dies

An Indian air ambulance made an emergency landing at the Dhaka airport on Sunday noon after its door opened mid-air due to a technical glitch, but the patient in the aircraft could not be saved.

Md Riaz Uddin, a senior official at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), confirmed the matter.

The aircraft was travelling to a health facility in Kolkata from Agartala, but mid-flight a technical issued caused the door to open up.

Afterwards, the flight crew contacted the Dhaka air traffic control, seeking permission for an emergency landing, which was promptly granted.

The patient, Anjana Bhowmik, 56, was rushed to the Kurmitola General Hospital, where the doctors declared her dead around 4:30pm.

In the air ambulance, the patient was accompanied by Dr Firoz Khan, paramedic Azam Khan, and two attendants Santa Bhowmik and Deep Jyoti Misra.

All the passengers are Indian nationals.