This is an archive article published on August 6, 2024
Gujarat University’s advisory to students from Bangladesh: Don’t leave Ahmedabad without informing, avoid reacting to rumours
V-C holds meeting with around 25 students from Bangladesh in the wake of unrest in their country. Emergency helpline numbers issued for students to contact authorities any time.
2 min readAhmedabadUpdated: Aug 6, 2024 02:50 PM IST
The Bangladeshi students have been asked not to leave Ahmedabad without informing or seeking permission from the university authorities concerned. (Express Photo)
Gujarat University in Ahmedabad, one of the oldest and largest public universities in the state, has issued an advisory to its students from Bangladesh, asking them not to leave the city without informing authorities and to avoid reacting to rumours and social media posts.
In the wake of unrest in the neighbouring country, a meeting was held with nearly 25 students from Bangladesh enrolled in various programmes at the university and affiliated colleges under the Government of India’s Indian Council for Cultural Relations scholarship. The meeting was chaired by Dr Neerja Gupta, Gujarat University Vice Chancellor, and Nilam Panchal, director of the Study Abroad Programme (SAP), under which international students are enrolled.
“Looking at the situation, we met the students and have issued an advisory to them. We have assured them that we are with them and they do not need to panic,” the GU V-C told The Indian Express.
The Bangladeshi students have been asked not to leave Ahmedabad without informing or seeking permission from the university authorities concerned. They have been asked to provide an emergency number to the university, which in turn has issued two 24×7 emergency helpline numbers on which the students can contact authorities anytime.
The advisory also asked students to avoid reacting to rumours or social media posts, and advised them to stay calm.
Under Gujarat University’s SAP, there are around 300 international students enrolled under the ICCR scholarship. Most of them are from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka, and countries in Africa.
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