France's foreign ministry on Wednesday advised its citizens to continue limiting travel to Bangladesh, despite the apparent gradual return of calm following protests that led to the prime minister's resignation and departure from the country, according to a travel advisory.
The UAE Embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday urged all its citizens in Bangladesh to return to the UAE promptly, considering the unfolding events in the country. On Monday, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations initially against job quotas but which escalated into a movement calling for her removal.
Hasina's flight into exile marked the end of her 15-year second term in office, having ruled for 20 of the past 30 years as the leader of the political movement inherited from her father, who was assassinated along with most of his family in a 1975 coup. Bangladesh's Nobel laureate in microfinance, Muhammad Yunus, will head an interim government, announced by the presidency on Wednesday.
Last week, the US embassy in Dhaka issued a security alert for American citizens in the country following reports of a potential peaceful 'sit in'. Bangladesh currently holds a Level 4 travel advisory, which advises 'Do Not Travel'.
