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Indian High Commission In Dhaka Functional, Say Sources As Chaos Engulfs Bangladesh

Chaos has engulfed Bangladesh after deadly street protests, in which more than 400 have died since July, over job quota forced Sheikh Hasina to quit asᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ prime minister and flee.

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Sources cited in a news agency PTI report said that all Indian diplomats remain in Indianꦐ High Commission in Dhaka. Photo: AP
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The Indian High Commission in violence-hit Bangladesh's Dhaka remains functional, sources said on W෴ednesday, adding that non-essential staff 👍are returning to India on voluntary basis.

Sources cited in a news agency PTI report🧔 said that all Indian diplomats remain in Indian High Commission in Dhak🌊a.

Chaos has engulfed Bangladesh after deadly street protests, in which more than 400 have died since July, over job quota forced Sheikh Hasina to quit as prime minister and flee.

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Sheikh Hasina currently is taking shelter at a "safe place" in India, while an inte𓃲rim government government has taken over in B🎶angladesh and is being led by Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus.

Amid the volatile situation in Bangladesh, Air India and IndiGo brought to India over 400 peop🅺💖le from Bangladesh through special flights from country's capital Dhaka.

While a special Air India flight brought 205 people from Dhaka to New Delhi on Wednesday morning, IndiGo said in a statement its special flight flew from Dhaka to Kolkata on Tuesday to bring back over 200 Indian nationals from Bangladesh𝔉.

The Air India chartered operated with an A321༒ neo aircraft flight took off for the Banglཧadesh capital late Tuesday.

The Air India flightജ brought back 205😼 people -- 199 adults and six infants.