DHAKA: The British Council has temporarily closed its offices in Bangladesh in order to review their security procedures.

The British Council announced this on Wednesday (July 27).

The organization hopes to reopen its offices and resume normal services to the public once new security measures are in place, said a press release.

Barbara Wickham, Director of British Council Bangladesh said “We recognize that people in Bangladesh are increasingly concerned about safety and security in public places.”

“The safety and security of our staff and customers is always our top priority. Therefore we have taken the decision to temporarily close our offices in order to review our security practices,” he added.

During this temporary closure, their Customer Services will be responding to queries through email bd.enquiries@britishcouncil.org”.

BDST: 1623 HRS, JUL 27, 2016
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