Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Thursday said 28 crew members stranded on a Bangladeshi ship in war-torn Ukraine have been shifted to a relatively safer place there. He said the crew members have moved out from the ship, Banglar Samriddhi, which came under missile attack, he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The foreign secretary also said Bangladesh Ambassador to Poland Sultana Laila Hossain talked to the captain of the ship. Also read: Russia-Ukraine war: 28 crew of stranded Bangladeshi vessel call for help He said around 600 Bangladeshis are now in Poland and 100 of them are staying there under government arrangements. Masud Momen also said Bangladesh Missions in neighbouring countries of Ukraine remain ready as they are exploring ways to find a convenient route for their safe exit from Ukraine.  The ship has already been abandoned considering volatile situation there.  Expressing deep condolences to the near and dear ones of deceased Hadisur Rahman, the Russian Embassy in Dhaka on Thursday said the Russian side "bends every effort" to ensure safe departure of the Bangladeshi ship from the port. The Command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, relying on the objective monitoring data, has repeatedly stated that, during the retreat, the Ukrainian nationalists open indiscriminate fire and deliberately capture hostages, use them as a “human shield”, resorting to the well-known terrorists’ tactic, said the Embassy. Hadisur, 47, 3rd engineer of the BSC ship positioned in the inner anchorage of Olvia port (Ukraine), was killed as a result of a missile attack. "The circumstances of the incident are being established," said the embassy. Also read: Safety of stranded Bangladeshi crew govt’s top priority: State Minister For resolving the humanitarian issues arising from the special military operation in Ukraine, including the requests for evacuation of the civilians, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has launched the hotline +7 495 498-34-46, +7 495 498-42-11, +7 495 498-41-09.  

The government has promoted Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen to the rank of senior secretary.