Warden Message

Warden Message, March 15, 2006

PC Suspension of Operations

American citizens should be aware that the Peace Corps has decided to suspend indefinitely its program in Bangladesh due to the possibility that terrorist elements might attempt to attack Peace Corps Volunteers in Bangladesh, perhaps in retaliation for the recent capture of five of the top seven leaders of Jamaatul Mujahidin.  The Embassy has received several credible but unsubstantiated threat reports involving the Peace Corps in Bangladesh.  However, the decision to suspend the program followed a careful assessment of Bangladesh's broader security environment and was not based on any single threat or incident.  The Embassy would like to remind all Americans to exercise sound personal security measures, and refer them to the following link for tips on personal security (http://www.state.gov/m/ds/rls/rpt/19773.htm).  Please continue to monitor the Embassy's website for updated security information.

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