Lockdown Extended: Indian Students Stranded In Bangladesh Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Some MBBS students from India studying in Dhaka, Bangladesh, were stuck in that country due to several travel restrictions that have been imposed including the closure of schools and colleges in view of the coronavirus threat.

In view of restrictions in Bangladesh, students were told to go back home from their colleges and evacuate their hostels, but after a long journey of 12-16 hours from Dhaka, they found the Petrapole-Benaapole airport closed. 

Around 75-80 students reached Benaapole on March 23 at 6 pm, stuck at the border, without food. Next day on March 24 in the afternoon some people were allowed to pass the border which created further ruckus. 

The students tried requesting authorities to arrange a flight to Delhi, as soon Bangladesh would also be locked down, but no response came.

They had to remain stranded at the airport for a day. Students said their parents were worried for them and were receiving endless calls of concern. 

Subsequently, the Indian mission in Bangladesh reached out to the hostel authorities, who have assured facilities will continue for Indian students. Late in the evening of March 24, vehicles were arranged for the students to return to their hostels.

You might have been in touch with some other college students they didnt have the information and had already left before formal orders were passed for god's sake let them cross the border. They are stuck in thr middle you need to understand.

— Noshiba Nazir (@NoshibaNazir) March 24, 2020

They have to travel back for 24 hours to reach back to the colleges do you understand the trauma the parents are going through. Just when you can help at this time of the crises you are replying with these copy pasted messages to me

— Noshiba Nazir (@NoshibaNazir) March 24, 2020

 But now in wake of the new announcement of a complete lockdown of India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, their future remains uncertain.

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Around 80 #Kashmiristudents are stuck at #Bangladesh's #Benapole airport near the India-Bangladesh border. The students were stranded after they left their hostels which were shut down@renu_garia #COVIDー19 #coronavirusindia #CoronavirusLockdown #Coronavirus @MEAIndia pic.twitter.com/8gwwtBrb2U

— GoNewsIndia (@GoNews_India) March 25, 2020