“Alhamdulillah (praise be to Almighty).” That’s the only word Sohan’s mother was repeating to her loving son over the phone after his safe arrival in Hungary from Ukraine. Sohanur Rahman Sohan, one of the Bangladeshi students in Ukraine, had never thought that he would go through such moments full of uncertainties in his life on a foreign land far from his mother and only brother. “It’s my mother whom I made the first call to after crossing the Ukraine-Hungary border and getting settled in Budapest. She was continuously turning to the Almighty in dua and kept offering Namaj seeking my safety,” Sohan told UNB over phone as he describes how life by its very nature is a test. The 23-year-old young man, a medical student of Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine got into trouble when he along with his two friends went to Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, from Uzhhorod to see off one of his Indian friends just a day before Russian forces launched attacks on Ukraine. Also read: In and out of Ukraine: Expats' families in Bangladesh live on prayers “The following day, I felt so helpless. I got very frustrated when cars kept refusing to take me and my friends to my city Uzhhorod due to long distance,” said Sohan, noting that he feared his dream to complete study from a leading university which has a rich history of more than six decades in the field of medical education would get shattered halfway. After a long wait, they managed to convince a car driver at a very expensive fare while Sohan kept updating his mother about everything.

Over the past one year, a total of 29 Bangladeshi nationals  "inadvertently crossed" the international border and all of them were handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh from India as a goodwill gesture. Troops of Battalions under North Bengal Frontier Border Security Force (BSF) deployed on Bangladesh-India border in West Bengal are maintaining alertness of highest order along the international border to stop smuggling and infiltrations, BSF said on Monday. They are also making efforts to maintain good relations with Bangladesh, said a media release.  Troops of Battalions under North Bengal Frontier BSF deployed on Bangladesh-India border in West Bengal under the leadership of Ajai Singh, Inspector General of North Bengal Frontier BSF are maintaining alertness on the border in order. READ: BSF hands over to BGB 2 students held in Hili border Earlier, BSF handed over two Bangladesh nationals to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) following a flag meeting as a goodwill gesture on Sunday. Troops of BOP Hili-I, 61 Bn BSF deployed on Bangladesh-India border in Dakshin Dinajpur District of West Bengal apprehended two Bangladeshi nationals - 13-year-old Md Rifat Hassan, son of Md Arman and 14-year-old Md Ruhal Amin, son of Anwar Hussain. READ: Cattle trader shot dead ‘by BSF’ along Naogaon border Both of them are from Dinajpur district. During questioning it was learnt that they "inadvertently crossed" the international border, BSF said in a media release. 

Twelve Bangladesh nationals are likely to fly to Bangladesh, along with Afghan female students, on a chartered flight, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said Saturday. The Bangladeshis reached the US Military base along with Afghan female students, he said. Earlier, Bangladesh sought effective steps to establish lasting peace in Afghanistan, ensure the safety of Afghan people and evacuate all foreign nationals, including Bangladeshis. Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary made the call as the world's largest organisation of Muslim nations held an extraordinary session in the kingdom's Jeddah on August 22 to discuss the Afghanistan situation, with calls for it not to be turned into a "hub for terrorism."