The students were brought back to India through Meghalaya’s Dawki integrated check post along the Meghalaya-Bangladesh border.
Earlier, the ministry of external affairs said it has issued an advisory for the Indian nationals and external affairs minister S Jaishankar is himself monitoring the situation.
“As you are aware, there are protests which are happening in Bangladesh. We have around 8500 students and somewhere around 15,000 Indian nationals resident in the country,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in the weekly press briefing on Friday.
Meanwhile, MEA has also urged the family members of Indian nationals there to be in touch with the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh.
“We have issued a travel advisory for people to be in touch with the High Commission and for us to render any assistance that they may need. The External Affairs Minister himself is monitoring the situation. The High Commission will be giving regular updates on the situation there. We will also be giving regular updates and we urge all family members of Indian nationals who reside in Bangladesh to be in touch. We remain committed to provide all possible assistance to our nationals,” Jaiswal said.
“All Indian nationals are safe there…we have a large student community, around 8500 students, many are pursuing medical education. They are safe and sound, they are in touch with the Indian High Commission, to our Assistant High Commissioner as well,” the MEA spokesperson added.
Earlier in the day, MEA issued an advisory directing Indian nationals in Bangladesh to avoid local travels amid protests. The advisory stated that the High Commission and Assistant High Commissions will be available on helpline numbers for any assistance required by Indian nationals and also advised them to minimise their movement outside their living premises.
Police and security officials in Bangladesh fired bullets and tear gas shells at protesters and banned all gatherings in capital Dhaka on Friday, as internet and mobile services were cut off after days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs.
The protests in Bangladesh present the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina since she won a fourth consecutive term in a January election that was boycotted by the main opposition parties.
The latest clashes follow the bloodiest day of the protests to date, with at least 64 deaths reported.
