News / 'More secure' Bangladesh to appeal to EC to relax 'high-risk' status of its air cargo

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Bangladesh is to appeal to the European Commission to remove its air cargo and mail consignments from the “high-risk category”.

The country claims it has taken “adequate” steps to ensure better aviation security.

A presentation of the measures taken to improve security at Bangladesh airports will be made in the hope that the EC will move it from the red category to green.

“We are hopeful it will remove us from high-risk category as we have improved the security situation. That would greatly help ...