No personnel from foreign missions currently staying in cantonments: ISPR
The ISPR urged people to remain patient and not pay heed to any kind of rumours.
No personnel from foreign missions are currently staying inside the army cantonments, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
In a press release issued today (17 August), the ISPR said as the law and order situation worsened in the absence of the police and other law enforcement agencies after the fall of the Awami League government, various foreign missions based in Bangladesh sought assistance from the army for security.
In view of this, a significant number of army personnel were deployed to provide security to diplomatic areas and embassies located in Dhaka, and it is still ongoing, the ISPR said.
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"It should be noted that on the request of the Indian High Commission, only civilians were given shelter in cantonments, including Dhaka. Besides, some members staying in their respective consulate buildings and in different hotels were given security.
"Also, a number of Russian experts working at the Rooppur nuclear power plant were given security," reads the press release.
"At present, no person from foreign missions is staying inside the cantonments," it added.
The ISPR also urged people to remain patient and not pay heed to any kind of rumours.
