Bangladeshi students in Kyrgyzstan capital are safe: FM

Bangladeshi students in Kyrgyzstan capital are safe: FM

Dhaka, May 20 - Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said that there have been no reports of any serious injuries or casualties among Bangladeshi students regarding the recent attacks on foreign students by locals in Bishkek, the Kyrgyzstan capital. 

“Our ambassador stationed in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the neighbouring country, has been asked to go there. He will reach Bishkek in the afternoon (local time), inquire about Bangladeshi students, and hold discussions with the Kyrgyz foreign and interior ministries and relevant authorities to take appropriate steps,” the foreign minister said.

Hasan Mahmud was speaking to journalists at his ministry in Dhaka’s Segunbagicha on Monday afternoon.

When asked about a student's open letter requesting repatriation, he said that no student had made such a request.

Hasan Mahmud also informed that he will have a meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday afternoon during her visit to Dhaka. 

The meeting, which will be held at the Padma State Guest House, will focus on bilateral issues, including Australian investment in Bangladesh, Bangladeshi migration, seasonal employment, the welfare of expatriates there, and cooperation on energy and environmental conservation, added the foreign minister.-UNB