DHAKA, Dec 31, 2020 (BSS) – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today
said no public gathering at open spaces including rooftops will be
allowed on the night of December 31 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The DMP asked not to arrange cultural programme on roads, flyovers,
building rooftops and other public places, said a press release.
No fireworks or parties will be allowed under the open sky tonight
on the occasion of the New Year 2021 celebration, the release added.
Dhaka University campus will remain restricted for outsiders after
6pm on December 31, said the release, adding teachers and other
employees of Dhaka University residing on campus can enter the
university premises through Nilkhet and Shahbagh entrances after
showing their ID cards.
On 31st night, no outsiders will be allowed to enter Gulshan and
Banani areas after 8pm on December 31, but residents can enter through
Kakoli and Amtoli points.
Moreover, after 8pm no one would be allowed to stay in Hatirjheel area.
The DMP also requested the residents of Gulshan, Banani and
Baridhara areas to return home before 8pm on December 31.
All bars in Dhaka metropolitan area will remain closed from 6pm
today while the fast-food vendors would closed after 10pm.
Celebration of the New Year would be allowed residential hotels,
maintaining social distancing, the release said.
City dwellers are requested not to carry any licensed arms in public
places from 6pm on December 31 to 6am on January 1.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police will take legal action against those who
fail to comply with these directives.