"Every evening around 8pm, Faisal Khan locks himself inside his small hostel room at East West Medical College in Nishat Nagar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. If there is a knock on the door, he pauses before opening it, listening carefully first for familiar voices. Outside the campus, he avoids crowded tea stalls and markets. He does not speak Bangla fluently, and he knows that his accent could give him away as an Indian an identity he desperately wants to mask these days,"
"He is among more than 9,000 Indian medical students currently enrolled in Bangladeshi colleges, at a time when anti-India sentiments are soaring in the country, 16 months after former Hasina sought exile in New Delhi. Hasina, who was ousted in August 2024 by a popular student-led uprising amid a brutal crackdown by her security forces, has long been seen in Bangladesh as a close ally of India."
An Indian medical student in Dhaka confines himself to his hostel each evening and avoids public places, fearful that his accent will reveal his nationality. He moved to Bangladesh after failing to secure a government medical seat in India and initially experienced a welcoming environment. Protests erupted in July 2024 and a student-led uprising ousted Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, followed by a brutal security crackdown. More than 9,000 Indian medical students study in Bangladeshi colleges amid rising anti-India sentiment. Colleges have advised Indian students to remain on campus, and many now fear for personal safety and their degrees.
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