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5-tier security at Nat’l Eidgah, Baitul Mukarram
DHAKA, Aug 10, 2019 (BSS) – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner
Md Asaduzzaman Mia today said 5-tier security has been arranged for the
prayer of Eid-ul-Azha, at Jatiya Eidgah and Baitul Mukarram, scheduled to be
held on August 12.
“Police personnel both in uniform and plain clothes, members of the
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit, the Counter Terrorism and
Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit and bomb disposal units will remain deployed
during the Eid jamaats at the spot,” the DMP Commissioner told journalists
after inspecting security conditions of Jatiya Eidgah this afternoon.
Asaduzzman Mia also said, “The entire area of Jatiya Eidgah, inside and
outside, will be monitored by closed-circuit (CC) cameras. DMP control room
will control cameras continuously.”
Watch-tower will be set up to monitor the entire area where the Eid
congregations will be held. In addition, Archways and metal detectors will be
installed at the main gate, he added.
Devotees are only allowed to bring Janamaz (prayer rug), but if necessity
arises umbrellas could be allowed at the main jamaat.
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