Warden Message

Warden Message, March 9, 2006

Following the arrest of five of the top seven leaders of Jammatul Mujahideen Bangaldesh (JMB), the terrorist group responsible for a series of deadly attacks in Bangladesh in the second half of 2005, American citizens are urged to be alert to the possibility of retaliatory attacks against them and other Western nationals from JMB activists still at large. Possible methods of attack include bombings, shootings, and kidnappings. The Embassy advises all Americans to review their security posture, increase their vigilance, avoid demonstrations and political rallies, and practice on a daily basis sound security procedures, such as varying the times and routes of their movements.

For more information on personal security, please refer to the Department of State's website at the following link: http://www.state.gov/m/ds/rls/rpt/19773.htm.

The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka can be reached at (880-2) 885-5500 during regular hours and for after-hours emergencies. Our website address is dhaka.usembassy.gov. For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov, where the current Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, Bangladesh Public Announcement, Bangladesh Consular Information Sheet and other Public Announcements and Travel Warnings can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S.; or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 am to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays)

U.S. Embassy
Dhaka, Bangladesh.