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Indian air ambulance makes emergency landing in Bangladesh; patient dies

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An Indian air ambulance carrying a critically ill woman made an emergency landing in Bangladesh due to a technical fault that caused the aircraft's door to partially open at 12,000 feet on Sunday. The Beechcraft King Air C90A landed safely in Dhaka with seven people on board, including medical staff and companions; however, the patient, identified as 56-year-old Anjana Bhowmik, died shortly after arriving at a local hospital. Bangladeshi authorities assisted the aircraft despite lacking proper clearance for an international landing, and Indian officials coordinated to resolve diplomatic formalities.

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An Indian air ambulance carrying a critically ill woman made an emergency landing in Bangladesh on October 18, 2026, after encountering a technical fault that caused its door to partially open mid-flight. The Beechcraft King Air C90A aircraft, registered as VT-HYA, was en route from Agartala to Kolkata when it faced the issue at an altitude of 12,000 feet and landed safely in Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 1:40 p.m. local time.

Seven people were on board, including two pilots, a patient (56-year-old Anjana Bhowmik), a doctor, a paramedic, and two companions. After the emergency landing, Bhowmik was taken to Kurmitola Multicare Specialised Hospital where she later died; however, her cause of death is unclear, and it remains uncertain whether it was related to the aircraft's malfunction or other medical issues. All others aboard were unharmed.

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BSS Bangladeshi Dhaka Indian The Daily Star

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Dhaka GPE · 3× BSS ORG · 2× Bangladeshi NORP · 2× The Daily Star ORG · 2× Agartala GPE · 1× Anjana Bhowmik PERSON · 1× Bangladesh GPE · 1× Beechcraft King Air ORG · 1× Indian NORP · 1× Kolkata GPE · 1×

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The Beechcraft King Air C90A aircraft, registered as VT-HYA, was flying from Agartala to Kolkata on Sunday (October 18, 2026) when it encountered the problem while climbing through 12,000 feet, the state-owned BSS news agency reported.

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Indian air ambulance makes emergency landing in Bangladesh; patient dies · assertive framing

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An Indian woman has died after the air ambulance carrying her made an emergency landing in Bangladesh following a technical fault that caused the aircraft's door to partially open mid-air, local media reported. asserted

media → die → fault

agency → register → feet

The aircraft landed safely at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 1:40 p.m. local time, with seven people on board, including two pilots, a patient, a doctor, a paramedic and two companions, the report said. asserted

report → land → pilots

The patient, identified as 56-year-old Anjana Bhowmik, was taken to Kurmitola Multicare Specialised Hospital, where doctors declared her dead, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported. asserted

newspaper → identify → Hospital

All other occupants of the aircraft were safe, it said. asserted

it → say → aircraft

The exact circumstances surrounding the patient's death remain unclear, and it is not known whether her death was linked to the aircraft's technical malfunction or other medical complications. uncertain

death → surround → malfunction

Md. Riaz Uddin, spokesperson for the executive director of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, told The Daily Star newspaper that the aircraft developed a mechanical problem during the flight, causing its door to open. asserted

door → tell → flight

Airport Police Station Officer-in-Charge Kamrul Hasan Talukder told the newspaper that Ms. Bhowmik died at the hospital on Sunday at 4:40 p.m. local time. asserted

Bhowmik → tell → p.m.

Bangladeshi authorities assisted the air ambulance on humanitarian grounds despite lacking the required clearance for an international landing, BSS reported. asserted

BSS → assist → landing

The Indian High Commission in Dhaka coordinated with Bangladeshi officials to facilitate the necessary diplomatic formalities, it said. asserted

it → coordinate → formalities

The aircraft was operated by India's SKB Infracon Pvt Ltd and remained at Dhaka airport as authorities worked to resolve the clearance issues, The Daily Star reported. asserted

Star → operate → issues