Bangladesh safer than America: Menon

Cox`s Bazar Correspondent: Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon said that Bangladesh can be regarded as a safer state than America.

The minister came up with the remark while speaking as the chief guest at a function organised by US-Bangla Airlines in Cox`s Bazar on Friday evening.

He said that an initiative to organise climate summit in France have been taken although over 150 people were killed in terror attacks there. But security alerts were issued here in Bangladesh after the killings of three foreigners in isolation which is unacceptable.

A total of 77,000 foreigners visited Bangladesh in 2014 (Oct 1 to Nov 15) while over 87,000 foreigners in 2015 (Oct 1 to Nov 15) which proved Bangladesh is a secured state, he added.

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