Staff Reporter :
The U.S. State Department has warned again Americans to consider carefully whether they need to travel to Bangladesh following a series of attacks claimed by Islamist militants.
“The U.S. government assesses that the terrorist threat is real and credible,” the department said in a statement.
The department said it also authorized the voluntary departure of family members of U.S. government
personnel posted to the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka. The embassy remains open, the statement said. Besides, many foreigners employed in different projects are reportedly leaving Bangladesh with their families fearing possible terror attacks.
Meanwhile, an Asia-Pacific money laundering group has moved its meeting out of Bangladesh citing security concerns. Some 350 foreign delegates had been expected in Dhaka to attend the July 24-28 annual meeting of The Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering that seeks to pool efforts to fight illegal money transfers and terrorist financing. Another conference on telecommunications, the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre, scheduled for Sept. 29 in Dhaka, has also been moved and will be held either in Sri Lanka or Thailand. Around 450 foreign delegates had been due to attend the meeting. On July 1, 28 people, including nine Italians, seven Japanese, one Indian national and two policemen, were killed during the Gulshan café attack. The next morning, thirteen hostages were rescued alive in the army-led operation.
