No one from foreign missions staying in cantonments: ISPR

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said no one from foreign missions is staying inside army cantonments.

In a media statement issued on Saturday night, the public relations division of the Armed Forces said that as the law and order worsened in the absence of the police and other law enforcement agencies after the political changeover, various foreign missions based in Bangladesh sought security assistance from the army.

“A significant number of army personnel were deployed to provide security to diplomatic areas and embassies located in Dhaka, and the deployment is still ongoing,” it added.

The statement said that at the request of Indian High Commission, several civilians were given shelter in cantonments, including Dhaka. Besides, some members staying in their respective consulate buildings and different hotels were given security, it added.

The statement said that several Russian experts working at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant were given security.

“But at present, no person from foreign missions is staying inside cantonments,” it read.

The statement urged people to remain patient and not pay heed to any kind of rumours.