UK alerts its citizens in Dhaka

The UK government yesterday issued an alert for its citizens living in Bangladesh.

It asked its citizens to remain vigilant in the wake of threat from terrorists. 

In a message on its website it advised UK officials to limit their attendance at events where westerners may gather, for example in hotels or conference centres.

As of late September 2015,  there is reliable information that militants may be planning to target western interests in Bangladesh, it warned.