Dhaka: India will evacuate 16 more Bangladeshis from Sana’a, the capital of war-torn Yemen to African nation Djibouti, on Tuesday.

‘Three Bangladeshis were evacuated by Air India from Sana’a to Djibouti on Monday and 16 more likely (to be evacuated) today,’ Indian High Commission in Dhaka tweeted on Tuesday.

Bangladeshis in Sana’a were also advised to contact Indian Embassy there.

In another tweet, the Indian High Commission said INS Tarkash, is a Talwar-class frigate constructed for the Indian Navy, is reaching port Al Hudaydah, Yemen  today (Tuesday). ‘It’ll assist in evacuation of Bangladeshis.’

India has so far received requests from 26 countries, including Bangladesh, for the country’s assistance in evacuation from Yemen, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.

Earlier on Monday, BBC Bangla reported that some 60-70 Bangladeshis got stuck in Aden city of war-torn Yemen as the fight is going on there with rebels surrounding the city.

A Bangladesh team from its mission in Kuwait is now in Djibouti and so far communicated with Bangladeshis in two cities—Aden and Sana’a— in Yemen, according to an official at the Foreign Ministry in Bangladesh.

Bangladeshis will be taken to Djibouti from Aden by ship and then be brought back home by air while Bangladesh nationals staying in Sana’a will be taken to Djibouti by air.

Some 1500-3000 Bangladeshis are living in Yemen, and all of them are not interested to come back home, according to Foreign Ministry.