Overview
- Jammu and Kashmir Students Association wrote to the Prime Minister seeking immediate intervention, security assurances from Dhaka, and contingency planning for evacuation if conditions worsen.
- The association says around 9,000 Indians study medicine in Bangladesh, including roughly 4,000 from the Kashmir Valley.
- Students and families have reported distress calls, with accounts of students being told to hide their identity, staying confined to hostels, and facing restrictions on movement.
- NDTV reports the Indian Visa Centre in Chattogram has shut due to security concerns, reflecting broader disruptions affecting Indian nationals.
- The All India Medical Students’ Association and J&K leader Imran Reza Ansari separately appealed to the MEA for protection and possible evacuation support for affected students.