Bangladesh urges citizens in Nepal to stay indoors amid unrest

The Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu has urged Bangladeshi nationals in Nepal to remain indoors and avoid unnecessary movement as the Himalayan country grapples with political unrest.

In an urgent notice issued on Tuesday, the embassy advised all Bangladeshi citizens currently living in or stranded in Nepal to stay inside their residences or hotels until further instructions.

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It also urged travellers bound for Nepal to postpone their plans, saying inbound passengers should not attempt to fly into the country “owing to the prevailing security situations until further advice.”

Citizens of Bangladesh in Nepal have been asked to contact the embassy in case of emergency at +9779803872759 or +9779851128381.

Apart from several citizens stranded in Nepal, the 36-member national football team, a 51-member delegation from the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur, who came to Nepal as part of their overseas study tour, is stuck in Kathmandu,according to the Chief Advisor’s Office.

Their daily programmes are cancelled, and they are scheduled to fly Dhaka on September 12.

“The delegation is making daily assessments of the situation regarding their movement. The Bangladesh Embassy is fully in touch with them through their local coordinator,” the statement from the Chief Advisor’s Office said.

The advisory from Bangladesh comes after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday amid violent protests in Kathmandu and other parts of the country over the now-withdrawn ban on social media and alleged corruption. Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel has officially accepted KP Sharma Oli’s resignation, according to The Himalayan Times.

Over the past two days, these demonstrations have escalated sharply, resulting in at least 19 deaths and more than 500 injuries in clashes around the Federal Parliament and other parts of Kathmandu.