Afghan authorities are closing in on the abductors of Brac worker Nurul Islam and they are hopeful of his release soon, said Foreign Adviser Iftekhar A Chowdhury quoting the Afghanistan foreign ministry. "The Afghanistan foreign ministry contacted us this morning and told us that they are zeroing in on the kidnappers of Mr Nurul Islam," Iftekhar said at a foreign ministry press briefing.
"They said they are hopeful of his release after they arrested three people in connection with the kidnapping two days ago," he added. Asked if he still considered Afghanistan a safe place for Bangladeshis, Iftekhar said although the war-torn country remains unstable, Bangladeshi NGO workers from Brac and Grameen Bank are working in similar, if not worse, conditions in parts of Africa and he sees no reason for Bangladeshis to stop working in Afghanistan.