A team of burn-specialist doctors and nurses with necessary medical support from India arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday night to treat aircraft crash victims.

The specialised team consists of doctors and nurses from Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, which are the two top hospitals in India specialising in burns and plastic surgery, an official told UNB. They arrived at 9:30pm on Wednesday. 

They will begin their work at a designated hospital treating these patients from Thursday morning, said Spokesperson at the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal.

Their visit follows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assurance to extend all possible assistance and support to Bangladesh in the wake of the tragedy.

They will make an assessment of the condition of patients with recommendation for further treatment and specialised care in India as necessary, said the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday night.

Additional medical teams may also follow depending on their preliminary assessment and treatment, said the MEA.

India sending urgent medical support for burn victims in Bangladesh

On July 21, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences at the loss of lives in the tragic air crash in Dhaka and had conveyed assurances of support and assistance.

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 Indian High Commission on Tuesday said it will extend all necessary facilitation.

The communication came as a follow up to the message from the Indian prime minister, 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.

Modi said they pray for the swift recovery of those injured.