State Department Warns Against Travel to Bangladesh Due to Ongoing Civil Unrest

Published on August 6, 2024

The U.S. Department of State updated its travel advisory for Bangladesh to “Level 4: Do Not Travel” amid a political crisis in the country. The travel update was issued as Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed resigned from her post and fled the country on Monday. Her resignation followed weeks of protests against the government, including violent incidents, over a quota system for government jobs. Hasina was elected for her fourth term in January. Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman, the chief of Bangladesh’s Army Staff, has announced an interim government and vowed to investigate the deadly clashes between protesters and the Bangladeshi military....

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