Bangladeshi patients

Bangladeshi patients

Onlookers and firefighters gather at the site following a fire at a hotel in Kolkata, India, 19 August 2026. Photo: Collected

A month after Shikha Inn fire, Kolkata hospitals see mixed response from Bangladeshi patients

Kolkata hotel fire shakes Bangladeshi medical tourism, but patient flows show mixed recovery.

Onlookers and firefighters gather at the site following a hotel fire in Kolkata, 19 August 2026. File photo: AFP

Bangladeshi tourists struggle in Kolkata amid mass lodging closure, soaring tariffs