New Delhi, March 9 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for evacuating Bangladeshi citizens from Ukraine, government sources familiar with the development told on Wednesday. India has evacuated nine Bangladeshis from war torn Ukraine under Operation Ganga. India also evacuated students from Nepal, T sia and Pakistan, sources said. One of the Pakistani civilians Asma Shafique has thanked the Indian embassy in Kyiv and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for evacuating her from war torn Ukraine. “I am really thankful to the Indian Embassy in Kyiv for supporting us all the way here. I am also thankful to Prime Minister of India, I hope to get home safely because of Indian Embassy,” she was heard saying in a video shared by PIB. India on Tuesday said about 18,000 Indians citizens stranded in Ukraine have been brought back to India by special flights under Operation Ganga so far. Indians evacuated from Sumy have arrived at Poltava, and boarded the train to Lviv. They are likely to arrive in India by Wednesday night on flights under Operation Ganga. ASU SY 1607