Nepali Students Return to Kathmandu from Bangladesh

Kathmandu, July 21 — Nepali students have begun returning home from Bangladesh following the ongoing student protests there. Today, 57 students landed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, returning from Inam Medical College in the Sawar region and other locations in Bangladesh, according to Amrit Rai, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ministry officials welcomed the students at the airport, and the Ministry is actively facilitating the return of those wishing to come home. Officials at the Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka have been directed to coordinate efforts to ensure a secure environment for Nepali students in Bangladesh and to assist those who want to return to Nepal.

Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba is personally in direct contact with the Embassy and has instructed Ministry officials to establish a Help Desk to assist Nepali students facing difficulties due to the recent incidents in Bangladesh. This initiative is being coordinated with the Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka.

340 Nepali Students Arrive in Kakarbhitta from Bangladesh

Three hundred and forty Nepali students have returned to Nepal from Bangladesh through the Kakarbhitta transit point on the eastern border in the last three days. The students are returning home due to the escalation of violent protests in Bangladesh.

Mohan Paneru, Chief of the Immigration Office Kakarbhitta, reported that 85 students arrived on Thursday, 114 on Friday, and 141 on Saturday. Among them was a Maldivian student who had been studying with Nepalis in Bangladesh and accompanied her Nepali friends to Nepal. She was allowed to travel with the Nepali students by Indian immigration officials.

Thousands of Nepali students are studying in Bangladesh, with a majority enrolled in medical studies. The student protests over the quota in government jobs in Bangladesh have turned violent, leading to the shutdown of universities.