KOLKATA: With the 15-year-old govt now ousted, there was a rush amongst Bangladeshis on Tuesday – a number of of them cooped up in Marquis Avenue for weeks – to return residence and be part of the unfolding historical past within the nation’s 53 years of existence.
For the fortunate 314-odd Bangladeshis, who had been the primary to return residence – taking the primary batch flights and buses – it was a aid to be lastly reunited with their households.
Sixty seven flyers ready to move again to their residence in Bangladesh spent seven anxious hours on the metropolis airport earlier than they may lastly board the primary flight that flew out at 1am. Two extra flights flew out thereafter with 137 flyers. They weren’t alone. Three buses, carrying 107 Bangladeshi nationals, left town by midday. Whereas the scholars, some as younger as 17, expressed hope of seeing a brand new Bangladesh, others stated they wished to see a brand new regime that may be tolerant and democratic.
“My visa was legitimate until Wednesday and fortunately, I may get again residence inside this restricted time,” stated Munir Hossain, a Dhaka resident who took the Biman Bangladesh flight at 1.30am on Tuesday. Hossain, together with the opposite passengers, had been booked on the 8.45pm Biman Bangladesh flight on Monday however had been caught after the Dhaka airport stayed closed from 4.30pm until 10.30pm on Monday.
Again at Marquis Avenue, Rafikul Hassan from Dhaka stated: “I’ve been getting information from relations about each growth again residence. Bangladesh in the present day stands on the cusp of historical past and I couldn’t have missed it. However the violence may have been averted. This was one picture that won’t go down effectively internationally.”
KM Haider from Barishal stated it could be midnight earlier than he may attain residence. “The bus will attain round 4pm in Dhaka. I do hope we don’t face any points again on the Petropole-Benapole border. However I’m so excited to journey again residence,” stated Haider, who had come to Kolkata for medical consultations.
The airport operated 4 flights to and from Bangladesh – two by Biman Bangladesh, and one every by Novo Air and US Bangla. IndiGo had cancelled their two direct flights, leaving many passengers booked on them pissed off. “I used to be booked on the 6.35am IndiGo flight to Dhaka. I had reached the airport round 3.30am solely to understand that the flight was cancelled. The airline is unable to inform me once I can fly out,” stated 35-year-old Al-Ameen Bin Naumiah, who was speeding to his residence at Dhaka.
Equally anxious was Jitendra Mridha (54), who was heading again to their Dhaka residence together with his spouse and two kids from their Kolkata trip halfway. “I’ve my aged mom and different senior relations at residence and I am unable to depart them alone on this hour of disaster. Since I learnt concerning the emergency scenario within the nation, I had booked bus tickets however the night bus on Monday bought cancelled. We then purchased air tickets and took the primary flight on Tuesday morning to move again residence,” stated Mridha, a businessman.
