Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu on Thursday said it remains deeply engaged in protecting and ensuring safety and security of Bangladeshi expatriates and tourists currently travelling  in Nepal.

The embassy facilitated the flight of the National Football Team who traveled back to Dhaka on a special flight C-130 operated by the Bangladesh Air Forces.

Bangladesh Embassy did all coordination with the Office of the Chief Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Armed Forces Division as well as the Bangladesh Football Federation in  arranging this special flight in a smooth manner.

The embassy expressed its sincere gratitude to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) authority and the Nepal Army for extending required permission and clearance as well as in ensuring security at very short notice—particularly at this challenging time.

The embassy takes delight in being able to facilitate the entire process from the Kathmandu effectively; the flight took off today at 14:40 hrs (local time), carrying our national heroes and accompanying delegates.

The embassy said it successfully coordinated with Nepali Civil Aviation Authority to arrange for operating an additional flight today by Biman Airlines to carry the stranded Bangladeshi nationals in Kathmandu to clear the backlog of the 08-10 Sept passengers.

The embassy officials have made efforts painstakingly to rescue those who were stranded in various locations in the Kathmandu Valley over the past two days and will continue to do so as needed under the leadership of Ambassador Md Shafiqur Rahman.

The embassy extended thanks to Bangladesh community in Nepal for contacting and collaborating with the Embassy to make these gains possible and create a positive brand for Bangladesh.

The embassy received some 600 plus phone calls from the stranded as well as expatriate Bangladeshis during the last three days.