Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said the 28 crew members of Bangladeshi vessel "Banglar Samriddhi" have safely reached Romania from war-torn Ukraine and they will soon return home.
He shared the updates while talking to reporters at a program at the National Press Club.
Regarding the video posted by five Bangladeshis, he said the government is scrutinizing their statements, to know the facts and their position.
The foreign minister said Bangladesh wants this issue to be resolved peacefully through discussion.
Earlier on Friday, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said efforts were underway to bring 28 crew of Bangladeshi ship "Banglar Samriddhi" to Romania from war-ravaged Ukraine.
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Talking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he also said around 600 Bangladeshis are now in Poland.
The crew had been taken to a relatively safe place from the ship that came under attack leaving its third engineer dead on Wednesday.
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Expressing deep condolences to the near and dear ones of Hadisur Rahman, the Russian Embassy in Dhaka on Thursday said the Russian side "bends every effort" to ensure the safe departure of the Bangladeshi ship from the port.