Highest security measures taken marking Amar Ekushey

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Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken the highest security measures in and around the Central Shaheed Minar marking the Shaheed Dibos and International Mother Language Day’ to be observed on Monday.

“There is no security threat this year marking the Amar Ekushey. Nevertheless, special security measures have been taken on the occasion,” DMP Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam told journalists after inspecting the security measures taken in and around the Shaheed Minar marking the day, BSS reports.

Along with the police personnel in uniform, plain-clothes policemen, teams of bomb disposal unit intelligence agencies, RAB and SWAT also will be deployed in the area to ensure the security for paying homage to the language martyrs smoothly, he said.

Police checkposts will be set up on each roads traditionally approached to the Shaheed Minar while the areas inside and outside the checkposts will remain under surveillance through CCTVs, DMP chief added.

All, who will come to pay their tributes to language heroes at the Shaheed Minar, have to come through security check, Shafiqul said, adding that archways and hand metal detectors will be used for security check.

However, a search drive will begin tonight in all the areas, messes, residential halls and important places surrounding the Central Shaheed Minar and Dhaka University, so that no miscreant can carry out any destructive activities there, the DMP chief said.

The entire area also will be searched by SWAT team, Bomb Disposal Unit and Dog Squad while Special Branch (SB) will also conduct a separate search drive in the area, he added.

Shafiqul called upon all, who will come to the Shaheed Minar, to follow the health guidelines imposed by the government and the Dhaka University authority, considering the Covid-19 situation.

Noting that no one will be allowed to carry any bag during paying homage, he also urged everyone to come to the Shaheed Minar through proper ways instead of opposite ways to avert any kind of disorder.