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Chance of higher education narrowing for Sylhet students in UK

Sylhet Bureau :
Higher education opportunities in the UK for Sylhet students have narrowed. At least fifty universities in the UK have stopped admitting students from Sylhet. According to those concerned with ‘student visa processing’, universities have imposed this stricture for three reasons. They commented that real students are suffering serious losses.
Reasons include – Not completing the course in the UK for higher education. Moving illegally from the UK to other European countries and changing visa categories while studying.
It is known that various universities in the UK take students from Bangladesh through various education groups. These UK education groups are accepting applications from interested students through different Bangladeshi agencies. A large number of students from Bangladesh have settled in the UK due to the easing of educational visas in the last 2-3 years. A major part of it was from Sylhet.
As there are more people from the Sylhet region in the UK, students here are also more interested in going to the UK for higher education.
As a result, at least 10,000 students from Sylhet went to different universities in the UK in the last year.
Most of the students go to study in the UK by paying 6 months’ tuition fees. Many of them have stopped going to university because they could not afford the cost of studying there. Some have changed their student visas to different types of work permits including caregivers.
Besides, many have illegally migrated from the UK to various European countries including France and Portugal. As a result, universities are facing a student crisis. Even if they start the semester by filling up the number of seats, they have to face difficulties for the students who have been sent from Sylhet.