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Air Ambulance Makes Emergency Landing in Dhaka After Door Opens Mid-Air; Patient Dies

THT Report • October 18, 2026

An air ambulance travelling from Agartala to Kolkata made an emergency landing at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after one of its doors opened mid-flight.

The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon (October 18), according to airport senior officer Md Riaz Uddin.

The critically ill passenger, identified as Indian national Anjana Bhowmik, was immediately taken to Kurmitola Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead. However, the cause of her death has not yet been confirmed.

Seven people were aboard the aircraft, including pilot-in-command Captain Punya Anup and co-pilot Captain Tanuj Sharma. The others were physician Dr Firoz Khan, paramedic Azim Khan and two attendants, Santa Bhowmik and Deep Jyoti Mishra.

Authorities have not yet disclosed why the aircraft’s door opened during the flight.