Fourteen students from Meghalaya pursuing medical studies in Bangladesh have arrived home today.
The students who crossed over from Bangladesh to Tripura yesterday were received by officials at Deingshynrum circuit house in East Jaiñtia Hills.
Six of them are from East Khasi Hills, four from West Jaintia Hills two each from South West Khasi Hills and East Jaintia Hills districts studying at the President Abdul Hamid Medical College, Kishoreganj in Bangladesh.
Around 6,700 Indian students have returned from Bangladesh in view of the violent clashes in that country.
Bangladesh has been reeling under deadly clashes with protesting students demanding the Sheikh Hasina-led government to scrap a controversial job quota system.
Over 100 people were killed in the clashes that began weeks ago.
“So far 6,700 Indian students have returned from Bangladesh,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
Being a close neighbour and friend of Bangladesh, we are hopeful that situation would return to normal in that country, he said. (With PTI inputs)
