The Bangladesh Embassy in Baghdad is ready to help repatriate Bangladeshis if they are willing to return home, Bangladesh Ambassador to Iraq has said.
“There has been no improvement yet. So far, as we know, Bangladeshis are safe, and the Embassy will help if anybody wants to go back home,” Bangladesh envoy Maj Gen Rezanur Rahman Khan told UNB over phone.
He requested all the Bangladeshis to contact only the Embassy officials for any help to avert frauds as some dishonest people might take advantage of the crisis in the name of assistance that might put the Bangladeshi workers even in double trouble, UNB reports.
“We can send them back home only if they want to,” said Rezanur Rahman.
He said the Embassy has opened 24-hour helpline (00946-7816601805, 00964-7814238351) for the Bangladeshis living in Iraq. “Even my cellphone number is open for 24 hours.”
He also urged the media people to convey the message to Bangladeshis who are in touch with the media.
The government suspended sending workers to Iraq till getting confirmation of a safe and secure environment there.
It is estimated that over 14,000 Bangladesh nationals are working in Iraq, mostly in the constructions sector, according to the Foreign Ministry.
