Following the resumption of academic session and the intimation from the universities in Sri Lanka, 149 scholarship students pursuing MBBS have returned to their respective universities on 4th and 5th of September 2020. Their travel amidst the nationwide lockdown was facilitated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA) and the Department of Adult and Higher Education(DAHE), MoE. While the travel clearance and the flight arrangement were coordinated by MFA, DAHE had facilitated in seeking logistic support with the universities, seeking information on return journey and the requirement from the universities and RBE, Dhaka to help and parents and students make informed decision and seeking in-country travel clearances.
Similarly, the Department had also facilitated the travel of 7 scholarship students of AIIMS (2 new and 5 ongoing) on 22nd and 24th August respectively in collaboration with RBE, Delhi and MFA to enable them to make it for the scheduled professional examinations and academic sessions.