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Indian High Commission hosts send-off event for India-bound Bangladeshi students

Dhaka, Sep 5 (UNI) The High Commission of India hosted a send-off event for Bangladeshi students who are leaving for India to pursue higher studies on ICCR scholarships, media reports said.
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, expressed optimism about India-Bangladesh ties, citing the crucial role of youth in nation-building and their shared pursuit of peace, prosperity, and development, an English news portal, the Prothom Alo reported.
High Commissioner Verma congratulated the students on their new career journey and highlighted the crucial role of education and educational exchanges in strengthening people-to-people connections between the two countries.
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