Bangladeshis to be brought back from Sudan: State minister

Bangladesh state minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam
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Bangladeshis living in war-torn Sudan will be brought back, state minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam said on Tuesday.

The state minister made this disclosure in a social media post on his Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon.

Shahriar Alam said the process to bring back Bangladeshi citizens living in Sudan has started with the help of another country and the Bangladesh mission in Khartoum has already started spreading this message among the Bangladeshis there.

“How the Bangladeshis will leave the country depends on the situation in Sudan. All are requested to follow the embassy’s instructions on registration and other necessary processes. I will request the journalists in Bangladesh not to contact the embassy because all mission staffs are busy now and it is better not to disclose the departure route of the Bangladeshis for security reasons. We seek cooperation from all,” he added.

A drone view shows smoke rising over the Khartoum North Light Industrial Area, in Bahri, Sudan, 23 April 2023, in this still image taken from video obtained by Reuters.
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