The High Commission of India, Dhaka, hosted a send-off ceremony on Monday, 28 July 2025, in the High Commission premises to bid farewell to the students selected for the prestigious Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) scholarships for 2025. This year, nearly 550 students have been selected from all over Bangladesh for the prestigious scholarship.

Addressing the gathering on this occasion, High Commissioner Pranay Verma congratulated the scholars on their selection and urged them to use their academic pursuits in India both to advance their careers as well as to build new bridges of friendship between India and Bangladesh. He noted that India and Bangladesh share a deep and enduring bond, rooted in their shared history and culture, and in the shared sacrifices during the Liberation War of Bangladesh. He said that by participating in this scholarship programme, the youth of Bangladesh are contributing to strengthening these bonds and building our collective future.

ICCR scholarship is a flagship programme of the Government of India for meritorious Bangladeshi nationals to pursue undergraduate, post graduate and PhD courses in premier universities and educational institutions of India in wide-ranging streams.