Indian High Commission in Dhaka has urged its nationals in Bangladesh to avoid unnecessary travel amid anti-quota protests and transport shutdowns. Student protesters have called for a nationwide shutdown of transportation and businesses starting from Thursday, aiming to pressure Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to abolish the government’s job quota system.

Earlier this week, Swami Avimukteshwaranand met Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai and said that the latter was a “victim of betrayal”.

The landslide happened in the Simaltal area along the Narayanghat-Mugling road in Chitwan district on Friday