750 students returned from Bangladesh through the eastern border

According to the immigration office at Kakdavitta, about 350 Nepalese students have returned home in the last three days. Bangladesh border is about 35 km from Kakadvitta. Nepalis are returning home through Phulbari-Banglabandh route. On Thursday, 85 students came through the eastern border.

141 students came on Friday, 141 students on Saturday and more than 100 students on Sunday, Immigration Office Kakdvitta said. "More than 700 students have returned home since a week," said Mohanlal Paneru, head of the Immigration Office, "It is expected that the flow of students will continue for a few more days."

It is estimated that around 3,000 Nepalis are studying in Bangladesh. In addition to capital Dhaka, there are Nepali students in medical colleges and agricultural colleges in cities such as Rangpur. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 800 Nepali students have left Bangladesh till Saturday evening.

According to Indian media, only 157 Nepali students crossed the border of Bangladesh and entered Meghalaya, India on Friday. Suja Chhetri from Kathmandu, who is studying at a dental college in Rangpur, the northern region of Bangladesh, said that communication links were disrupted all over Bangladesh due to the agitation. According to him, contact with the family was lost when the internet and telephone were shut down.

'We came to Nepal after the college reached the Banglabandh border,' said Souza, who was met at the immigration office on Sunday, 'Nepalese students are returning home from Dhaka and other cities.' gave.

"There was little impact in our area, but the college sent us home because of security," she said. According to him, some Nepali students are staying in the hostel. 56 students who came by air landed at Tribhuvan International Airport at 11:30 on Sunday.