DHAKA: Officials in Bangladesh have denied that there are any new security threats to US citizens in Bangladesh. The US State Department on Friday issued a new travel advisory for Bangladesh, urging US citizens to reconsider travel to Dhaka due to crime and terrorism. The advisory put Bangladesh at Level 2, which means “exercise increased caution.” Hayatul Islam Khan, deputy commissioner, Diplomatic Security Division of Bangladesh Police, told Arab News that they were not aware so far of any threats. “We don’t have any information of a security threat to US citizens.” The latest US travel advisory says, “There is a possibility of terrorist attacks in urban areas despite the heavy police presence.” In the advisory, the State Department urged its citizens to “exercise increased caution” while visiting Bangladesh. Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Abdur Rasid, a well-known security analyst, said that whenever one country puts out this type of security alert, other countries soon follow. Bangladesh experienced such an alert two years ago during the Holy Artisan Bakery attack in the Gulshan area in Dhaka. “In recent times, our law enforcement agencies have carried out many successful operations against extremist groups. Sometimes we receive intelligence information from neighboring countries such as India, but not from Western countries who give public security alerts before sharing it with the host countries,” added Rashid. Hayatul Islam said that the US Embassy in Dhaka had not informed the Bangladesh police of any new security threat. “We have not been notified,” he said.