Worried over hartals and frequent acts street violence, the US, UK, Canada and Australian missions in Dhaka issued travel warnings to their citizens travelling to or residing in Bangladesh, advising them to be very cautious. Alerting its citizens, the US said violence could also occur in the evening/night before a hartal. The UK reminded its citizens and travellers that acts of violence in public places could occur without notice.
Canada advised its citizens to exercise high degree of caution due to the fragile political situation and that the security situation could deteriorate quickly.
Australia said with the election ahead, the tempo of political activities in Bangladesh will increase.
-With The Daily Star input
