UNB, Dhaka :
Thai Embassy in Bangladesh has warned Thai citizens to exercise caution and avoid government offices and important venues in Dhaka and other major cities prone to political protests following violent clashes that, so far, have claimed at least four lives and injured scores of people, reports Bangkok Post.
Burning vehicles, set on fire by opposition demonstrators, are pictured during violent protests in Dhaka on January 6. Bangladesh police that day
arrested the deputy leader of the country’s main opposition party over accusations that he incited a series of violent protests by supporters, a senior officer said.
The embassy on Wednesday issued its first warning on the political tension in Bangladesh following sporadic violence between anti-government demonstrators and the government forces in several cities that killed four and injured 161.
The violence followed street protests by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its 20 allies against the Jan 5 general elections.
As the situation has become increasingly tense, the embassy warned Thais to closely monitor the situation and exercise extra caution when travelling.
Thai Embassy in Bangladesh has warned Thai citizens to exercise caution and avoid government offices and important venues in Dhaka and other major cities prone to political protests following violent clashes that, so far, have claimed at least four lives and injured scores of people, reports Bangkok Post.
Burning vehicles, set on fire by opposition demonstrators, are pictured during violent protests in Dhaka on January 6. Bangladesh police that day
arrested the deputy leader of the country’s main opposition party over accusations that he incited a series of violent protests by supporters, a senior officer said.
The embassy on Wednesday issued its first warning on the political tension in Bangladesh following sporadic violence between anti-government demonstrators and the government forces in several cities that killed four and injured 161.
The violence followed street protests by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its 20 allies against the Jan 5 general elections.
As the situation has become increasingly tense, the embassy warned Thais to closely monitor the situation and exercise extra caution when travelling.
