SEPANG: Malaysian students in Bangladesh experienced government-imposed curfews, violent protests, exorbitant price increase and even dwindling food supplies when they were there. Mohd Haziq Syahmi, a 33-year-old Malaysian medical student who returned from Bangladesh, said the protests near his university were violent. The two brothers, both medical students, said they couldn’t go anywhere due to the curfew since Saturday. Although the Internet connection in Bangladesh was poor, they managed to receive evacuation instructions from Wisma Putra to leave Bangladesh. On Monday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia will evacuate all of its students amid the “worrying” protests in Bangladesh.

Source: The Star July 24, 2024 14:53 UTC