Maldives government has officially requested the Bangladesh government resolve the ongoing foreign student registration issue at a university in Chittagong.
Over two dozen Maldivian students along with nearly 1,000 foreign students have been staging protests for the past three days as they face an uncertain future since they have not been registered by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC).
The 28 students are part of the last three batches, comprising a total of about 1,000 students, at the Institute of Applied Health Sciences of the University of Science and Technology who have not been registered by the BMDC.
Students from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are also part of the affected batches. Some students said the situation is particularly difficult for candidates who have to sit for their final MBBS examination from January 23.
Foreign ministry in a statement said the issue had come to the attention of the government.
"The government is working with Bangladesh authorities to seek a speedy solution to the registration issue," foreign minister Dr Mohamed Asim said Sunday.
According to media reports, university officials said the problem had arisen because the BMDC had decided to register only a fixed number of students from every institution after a larger number had already been admitted. They said the registration was done after the admission.
