Bangladesh nationals in Kenya are safe following Saturday’s terror attack on an upscale mall that killed at least 59 people and injured 175 injured.
‘Our high commission in Nairobi has informed that no Bangladesh national has been affected by the terrorists attack at the Westgate Shopping Centre,’ director general, external publicity wing of the foreign ministry M Shameem Ahsan said on Sunday.
There are about 150 Bangladesh nationals currently living in the country, said the foreign ministry official.
Kenyan interior minister Joe Lenku said 1,000 people had managed to escape from the Westgate centre after the assault by suspected al-Shabab militants.
It is not known how many civilians remain trapped there – either as hostages or hiding from the militants.
The UK foreign office has confirmed that three Britons are among the dead, and says the number is likely to rise.
French, Chinese, Ghanaian and Canadian citizens are also among the foreigners confirmed dead.
-With New Age input
