Travel Advisory

Warden Message, November 23, 2005

November 23, 2005

Police sources confirmed that opposition leader Sheikh Hasina announced 12 hours dawn to dusk country wide Hartal on November 24th and a country wide protest on November 23. In Dhaka, a demonstration will be staged at Bangabandhu Avenue (Map-11E) at 1500 hours today.

Accordingly, we recommend that American citizens avoid this area during the scheduled protest.

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 www.dahka.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 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