Over 100 folks have been killed within the violence throughout Bangladesh as chaos reigned supreme hours after Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled the nation on Monday, amid indicators of a return to normalcy.
“On August 5, 2024, the Division ordered the departure of non-emergency US authorities staff and relations. Travellers shouldn’t journey to Bangladesh attributable to ongoing civil unrest in Dhaka,” the State Division mentioned in its advisory.
“Violent clashes have occurred within the metropolis of Dhaka, its neighbouring areas, and all through Bangladesh, and the Bangladesh Military is deployed nationwide. Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal Worldwide Airport briefly paused operations on August 5. Travellers ought to examine with their airways to substantiate the standing for future flights,” the journey advisory mentioned.
Travellers ought to pay attention to petty crimes equivalent to pickpocketing in crowded areas, the advisory mentioned, including that crimes equivalent to muggings, burglaries, assaults, and unlawful drug trafficking represent nearly all of felony exercise in Bangladesh’s main cities, however there are not any indications foreigners are being focused due to their nationality. These crimes are usually situational, based mostly on time and site, it mentioned.
In keeping with the journey advisory, terrorist assaults can occur with little or no warning, with terrorists concentrating on public areas equivalent to vacationer areas, transportation hubs, markets/procuring malls, eating places, locations of worship, faculty campuses, and authorities amenities. “Due to safety considerations, US Embassy personnel in Bangladesh are topic to some motion and journey restrictions. The US authorities might have restricted potential to supply emergency providers to US residents in Bangladesh attributable to these journey restrictions, a scarcity of infrastructure, and restricted host authorities emergency response assets,” it added.
