Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma thanked Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha for all the arrangements and assistance in the evacuation of students from Bangladesh.
Amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, the High Commission of India in Dhaka and the Assistant High Commissions in Chittagong, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Khulna have been assisting the return of Indian nationals home following the recent developments there, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
The Border Security Force (BSF) assisted in the return of as many as 100 students with valid documents on Saturday. The students also include citizens from Nepal, and more students are expected to come back.
The Chief Minister further said that the state government is in constant touch with the Indian Embassy in Bangladesh to facilitate the evacuation process.
A total of 24 teams, including two Services teams from Nepal and Bangladesh, will be seen in action across 43 matches, which will be played in the four host cities of Kokrajhar, Shillong, Jamshedpur (last two named making their debut as host cities) and Kolkata which will also host the grand
Robinder Sachdev, a Foreign Affairs expert, said that the Bangladesh protests are also being joined by radicalists, the extreme left and China-backed groups, apart from the students, which is a worrying trend.
"The Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has been in power for several terms. She would surely restore normalcy after discussions and deliberations," Kirti Vardhan Singh said..
Bangladesh has imposed a curfew, and the authorities have disabled mobile internet services nationwide, citing the need to curb disinformation, reported The Washington Post. This has caused grave difficulties for the residents.
As the student-led anti-government protests surge in Bangladesh, the country has imposed a curfew, and the authorities have disabled mobile internet services nationwide, citing the need to curb disinformation, reported The Washington Post.
The Indian mission, in coordination with BSF and the Bureau of Immigration is facilitating Indian students who are travelling back to India from Bangladesh.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Friday that 405 Indian students have been safely evacuated from Bangladesh through the Dawki Integrated Check Post amid escalating unrest in the country.
Former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla expressed concerns over the ongoing violent protests in Bangladesh against the quota system in government jobs, and said there is a reasonable amount of "unrest and instability."