Bangladesh is experiencing significant levels of tension due to the ongoing violent clashes between security forces and student demonstrators.
According to reports, police used heavy force on protestors who opposed reservations in government employment, killing over 100 individuals.
The administration of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina enforced a statewide curfew on Friday, July 19. In order to keep the peace, she has also issued an order for the military to be sent in. Many Indian students have crossed the border into the Northeast to return home amid the unrest.
On Friday, a group of about eighty medical students traveled six hours in private taxis, accompanied by security, to the border that separates West Bengal and Bangladesh.
According to a statement released by the