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Five-tier security measures for RCC polls
RAJSHAHI, July 29, 2018 (BSS) – A five-tier security measures have been
taken for making the tomorrow’s Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) polls free,
fair, peaceful and acceptable to all as around 5,000 law enforcers will work
for maintaining law and order.
Security officials said around 3,000 members of police, 450 personnel of
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), 450 of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and 990 of
Ansar will discharge election duties.
Meanwhile, BGB and RAB personnel have already started patrolling the city
areas to ward off any tense situation since yesterday.
“We have already deployed 19 platoons of BGB to avert any untoward incident
and maintain peace in the metropolis,” said Lt Col Shamim Masud Al Iftekhar,
Commanding Officer of 1 BGB Battalion. Of them, 15 platoons will be rendering
duties till July 31 and four platoons will be kept reserved for any special
duty, he added.
He said the BGB members as the striking force have started patrolling
different city areas to ensure overall security.
Major Ashraful Islam, Deputy Commanding Officer of RAB-5, said more than
400 RAB members have started performing duties since yesterday and they will
continue their duties till July 31.
Ifte Khayer Alam, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan
Police (RMP), said more than 3,000 policemen will remain in the election duty
till next three days after polls, adding that Ansar will also be deployed.
He said all the policemen were kept on high alert so none can violate the
election code of conduct. Foolproof security has been ensured in all the
polling centres.
“We have taken all sorts of security measures to make the election proper
and successful,” asserted Alam.
He said additional security measures will be arranged for the risky
centres.
Meanwhile, restriction has been imposed on staying of outsiders and
carrying firearms including the licensed ones and traffic movement here on
the election.
Possessing and carrying of all sorts of firearms has been banned from July
27 to August 3 in the city corporation area. However, the restriction will
not be applicable for the law enforcers and other institutional security men.
Referring to the vehicular movement, Alam said plying of taxicab, microbus,
jeep, pickup van, car, bus, truck, tempo, baby-taxi, auto-rickshaw, easy-bike
and all other mechanized vehicles will be restricted from July 29 midnight to
July 30 midnight.
Besides, plying of motorbike will remain suspended from July 28 midnight
till the morning of July 31, he continued.
However, vehicles can be used by officers and employees engaged in election
duties and other law enforcers agencies and ambulances and vehicles engaged
in emergency and utility services will remain outside of the purview of the
restriction.
BSS/AH/GMR/1039 hrs