Bangladesh Protests: A complete of 978 Indian college students (778 through land and 200 through flights) have returned to India from Bangladesh, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) reported on Saturday, amidst ongoing violent clashes that erupted in Bangladesh over a controversial job quota system. The MEA said that each one the Indian missions in Bangladesh are incessantly in contact with the native authorities involved to make sure the security and safety of Indian nationals and college students.
“To this point, 778 Indian college students have returned to India by means of varied land ports. As well as, round 200 college students have returned dwelling by common flight companies by means of Dhaka and Chittagong airports,” in accordance with an MEA assertion.
“The Excessive Fee of India in Dhaka and our Assistant Excessive Commissions are in common contact with greater than 4000 college students remaining in varied universities in Bangladesh and are offering needed help. College students from Nepal and Bhutan have additionally been assisted with their crossing into India on request,” it additional added.
Bangladesh is at the moment present process lethal clashes, with college students demanding that the federal government led by Sheikh Hasina abolish the contentious job-quota system. Over 50 folks have been killed within the clashes that started a couple of weeks in the past.
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MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal famous on Friday that the whole variety of Indian nationals in Bangladesh is anticipated to be round 15,000. He additionally mentioned that the Indian Excessive Fee in Dhaka and the assistant excessive commissions in Chittagong, Rajshahi, Sylhet, and Khulna have been aiding the return of Indian nationals dwelling.
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“In coordination with the native authorities, measures are being taken by the Excessive Fee and the Assistant Excessive Commissions to facilitate protected journey to the border crossing factors alongside the India-Bangladesh worldwide border,” it mentioned in a press release. “The MEA can also be coordinating with civil aviation, immigration, land ports, and BSF authorities to make sure a clean passage for our residents,” it added.
The MEA added that the Indian Excessive Fee and assistant excessive commissions are in common contact with over 4,000 college students remaining in varied universities in Bangladesh, and they’re additionally receiving needed help. College students from Nepal and Bhutan have additionally been assisted with their crossing into India upon request, it additional added.
“Safety escorts have additionally been organized, the place needed, for his or her journey by street throughout repatriation by means of choose land ports,” the ministry mentioned. The Excessive Fee in Dhaka can also be coordinating with Bangladesh’s civil aviation authorities and industrial airways to make sure uninterrupted flight companies to India from Dhaka and Chittagong, which Indian nationals can use to return dwelling, it added.