Avoid travel: India's advisory to nationals in Bangladesh amid deadly protests

India has advised its nationals and students in Bangladesh to restrict movement due to ongoing quota violence. Emergency contact numbers have been provided for assistance.
Anti-quota supporters clash with police and Awami League supporters at the Rampura area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 18, 2024.
Anti-quota supporters clash with police and Awami League supporters at the Rampura area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 18, 2024. Photo Credit: Reuters
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India on Thursday issued an advisory to its nationals and students in Bangladesh, urging them to restrict movement outside their living premises.

The advisory comes in the wake of the ongoing quota violence across parts of the country.

India also issued some 24-hour emergency numbers.

"In view of the ongoing situation in Bangladesh, the Indian community members and the Indian students residing in Bangladesh are advised to avoid travel and minimise their movement outside their living premises," the advisory read.

"In case of any urgency or need for assistance, please reach out to the High Commission and our Assistant High Commissions," it stated.

On Wednesday, student protesters demanding reforms in the quota system in government jobs announced plans to enforce a complete nationwide shutdown on Thursday (today) in response to the actions of the security forces.

The clashes left at least six people, including four students, dead across the country.

A key coordinator of the movement, Asif Mahmud, in a Facebook post, said all establishments, barring hospitals and emergency services, will remain closed, and only ambulance services will be permitted to operate.

The movement urges students from all educational institutions to participate and calls on guardians to support their cause, a newspaper reported.

Meanwhile, authorities called out the paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troops in four major cities after hundreds of policemen in riot gear fanned out in public university campuses across the country.

Source: India Today

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