British Council Closes All Offices in Bangladesh

British Council closes offices

The British Council - Bangladesh has closed all of its offices temporarily in the country in order to review their security procedures, says a press statement on July 27, 2016.

The organization expects to reopen its offices and resume normal services to the customers once new security measures are taking place.

In a statement, the director of British Council Barbara Wickham 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."

"During this temporary closure, our Customer Services will be responding to queries through email (bd.enquiries@britishcouncil.org)", she added.

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Account BenefitA notice on the Facebook Page of British Council – Bangladesh said, "Our offices are temporarily closed in order to review security procedures. We hope to reopen offices and resume normal services to the public once new security measures are in place. During this temporary closure, our Customer Services will be responding to queries through email (bd.enquiries@britishcouncil.org), Live Chat (through our website: www.britishcouncil.org.bd) and Facebook (through inbox messages) in the usual office hours. We regret any inconvenience caused."