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Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal during a press conference said India is closely monitoring the situation and is working toward the safety of 15,000 Indians residing in the country read more
 "245 Indians return home as 105 killed in Bangladesh protests")
People run as police fire teargas during a coffin rally of anti-quota protesters at the University of Dhaka, July 17, 2024. Source: REUTERS.
As the situation in Bangladesh continues to deteriorate owing to the ongoing protests, as many 245 Indians including 125 students returned home on Friday.
Bangladesh has been reeling under deadly clashes with protesting students demanding the Sheikh Hasina-led government to scrap a controversial job quota system. Around 30 people were killed in the clashes that began weeks ago.
Earlier during the day, protestors stormed a jail near Dhaka, freeing hundreds of prisoners lodged there. An officer said that the prison facility was also set on fire by the protestors.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal during a press conference said India is closely monitoring the situation and is working toward the safety of 15,000 Indians residing in the country.
“As you are aware, there are ongoing protests in Bangladesh. We see this as an internal matter of the country,” Jaiswal said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is himself following the matter closely in the context of the safety of the Indians, he added.
Sources have said that the India-Bangladesh border crossings – Benapole-Petrapole; Gede- Darshana and Akhaura- Agartala will remain open for students and Indian nationals to facilitate their repatriation.
The High Commission of India, in coordination with BSF and the Bureau of Immigration, is facilitating the return of Indian students from Bangladesh.
The death toll from the violent protests in Dhaka has risen to 105.
The police have banned all public rallies in the national capital in the wake of the protests.
Dhaka’s police force took the drastic step of banning all public gatherings for the day – a first since protests began – in an effort to forestall another day of violence.
“We’ve banned all rallies, processions and public gatherings in Dhaka today,” police chief Habibur Rahman told AFP, adding the move was necessary to ensure “public safety”.
With inputs from agencies
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