Hotline opened for Bangladeshis after train crash in India

Damaged carriages are seen at the accident site of a three-train collision near Balasore, about 200 km (125 miles) from the state capital Bhubaneswar, on June 3, 2023. At least 207 people were killed, more than 850 more were injured and many others are feared trapped after a horrific three-train collision late June 2 in eastern India's Odisha state, local officials said. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)

C T Online Desk: Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata has opened a hotline to get information about Bangladeshis following the devastating train crash in Odisha of India.

The Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata issued a press release to this end on Friday (2 June).

The release said Bangladeshis usually use the Karmandal Express to travel from Kolkata to Chennai for medical treatment and in view of this, the Deputy High Commission is in touch with the Railway Authorities of India and the State Government of Odisha after the accident.