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March 19, 2009

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police invited representatives from all English language schools in Dhaka to a meeting on March 18, 2009 to discuss the security situation and to encourage schools to review their security procedures.  The American International School Dhaka (AIS/D) and the Regional Security Office of the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka sent representatives to this meeting.  This meeting received wide spread coverage in today's English language media.  AIS/D has sent out a letter to all parents which can be found on their web site http://www.ais-dhaka.net/.

The Embassy has no knowledge of any specific security threat to the AIS/D or to any U.S. facilities in Bangladesh.

U.S. citizens are urged to monitor the local media for updates and contact the U.S. Embassy if they have any security-related questions. English language local news is available on the following channels at the following times:

ATN - 1800
Bangla Vision - 2105
BTV - 2200
BTV - 2330 (also broadcasts by all local satellite stations: ATN, Channel I, NTV, RTV, Bangla Vision, and Boishaki)

The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka can be reached at (880-2) 885-5500 during regular hours and for after-hours emergencies. The 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 travel.state.gov, where the current Country Specific Information, Current Travel Warning, Current Travel Alerts, Worldwide Caution, and other Travel Alerts 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. and Canada; 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