Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Bangladeshi Students Stranded in India Due to Visa Crisis
There are 35 students from Bangladesh studying in India at a university called Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan.
Right now, there is a lot of trouble and fighting in Bangladesh, so the students want to go home to be with their families.
But the places that give visas are closed, so the students can't get the papers they need to travel.
The university says the students can stay in their dorms and keep studying.
The students are very worried about their families and the situation back home.
Some people in Santiniketan are also upset because a important cultural place in Bangladesh was damaged.
35 Bangladeshi students at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, India, are unable to return home due to a visa crisis and unrest in Bangladesh.
Visa centres in Bangladesh are shut down, making it impossible for students to obtain visas to return home.
The interim government of Bangladesh, headed by Mohamed Yunus, has been criticized for failing to ensure the safety of minorities.
University authorities have assured the students that they may continue staying in the hostels, which will remain open for them.
The students are anxious to be with their families and are in a state of deep distress due to the situation in their home country.
- Who
- 35 Bangladeshi students studying at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, India
- What
- Students are unable to return home due to visa crisis and unrest in Bangladesh
- When
- Current situation; examinations scheduled for the third week of January
- Where
- Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, India, and Bangladesh
- Why
- Visa centres are shut down due to unrest and violence in Bangladesh, making it impossible for students to obtain visas to return home
- Number of Students Affected
- 35
- Location of University
- Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
- Current Government of Bangladesh
- Interim government headed by Mohamed Yunus
- Scheduled Examinations
- Third week of January
- Notable Institution Vandalized
- Chhayanaut, a prominent Bengali cultural institution in Bangladesh
