45 Indian sailors to fly home today

US-Bangla Airlines will repatriate 45 Indian sailors stranded in Bangladesh due to suspension of passenger flights by a special charter flight today.

"Carrying the Indian sailors, the special flight of US-Bangla Airlines will leave Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9am and is scheduled to land in Delhi at 12:30pm," the airlines said in a press release.

The sailors, currently in Chattogram city, will come to Dhaka, the release undersigned by Kamrul Islam, general manager, public relations, US-Bangla Airlines, also said.