The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Friday asked city dwellers to leave Pahela Baishakh celebration venues by the evening on Sunday.
Pahela Baishakh, or the Bangla New Year, according to an amended calendar falls
on April 14. But Bengalis in some other areas, mainly in West Bengal in India, will celebrate the occasion on April 15.
The DMP commissioner, Benazir Ahmed, at a briefing at the DMP media centre on Friday said, ‘We request revellers to leave Ramna Park by 5:00pm, Suhrawardy Udyan by 7:00pm and not to hold any Pahela Baishakh programmes after the evening on the day.’
At the briefing where he detailed security measures taken for the celebrations in the city, he also asked people ‘not to carry bag for security reasons.’
The city police have completed all the preparations to tackle any possible challenge or threat, if there were any, during Pahela Baishakh celebrations. The police have heightened security in Ramna Greens and adjoining areas.
The DMP has taken maximum security measures to ensure a peaceful festivity, he added.
Asked whether the police may face any specific challenges or threats, the police commissioner said that for security reasons, the police would not give the details. The police will always remain alert, he added.
People from all walks of life will welcome Bangla Year 1420 in Ramna Park, Suhrawardy Udyan, on the Dhaka University campus, at Rabindra Sarobar and elsewhere in the capital. Traffic movement will be restricted in the areas from 4:00am to 9:00pm on the day.
The DMP traffic wing (south) will start controlling vehicle movement on the campus at 12 noon today.
The police will put barricades at 31 points on six roads leading to Ramna Park, Suhrawardy Udyan and Dhaka University.
Ordinary people have been asked to park their cars in designated areas, VIPs on Bayley Road and journalists on Minto Road.
Plainclothesmen, special assistance forces, SWAT and bomb disposal squads will be deployed during the celebrations. (Source)
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