The Dhaka Times Desk The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has been fighting fiercely with the army for the past week in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. The country's government has also cut off all communications with Tigray. Even phone and internet services are down.
104 garment workers are trapped in such a conflict situation in Tigray region. The hiring company has sought the government's help in rescuing them.
The managing director of the company told the media that there has already been a bomb attack on our factory premises. Now the government needs help to relocate the Bangladeshi garment workers from that region.
He also told a media that their workers are still safe. But workers need to be evacuated from conflict areas. They have also requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for that.
According to international human rights organizations and the media, the situation in Trigre is still unstable. Violence can escalate at any time.
On the other hand, the ambassador assigned to the Bangladesh mission in Ethiopia. Nazrul Islam said that the situation is being monitored regularly by the embassy.
He also said that necessary directions are being given to the embassy officials so that the stranded workers can be evacuated. He also said that initially efforts are being made to shift the workers to safe areas.
According to a report by Deutsche Welle, fighting has started between the Ethiopian government army and the TPLF over the occupation of Tigray for quite some time. Several hundred people have died in the past few days, the media reported there.
It has been reported that there have been clashes in the area before. Federal forces launched airstrikes. However, the death of so many people has never been reported.
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