No Specific Threat In Dhaka Centering KNF Activities: DMP Commissioner

There is no specific threat in Dhaka centering the activities of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF)  in Bandarban, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman.

“DMP has taken security arrangements after observing the overall situation of the country and the militant organisation with which the KNF was associated  has now no activity. So far, there is no advance information on militant activities centering Eid,” he said while briefing reporters on law and order during Eid in the capital. 

The main Eid congregation in Dhaka will be held at the National Eidgah at 8:30 am. The President, the Chief Justice, the cabinet members, diplomats and dignitaries will offer Eid prayers there, he said.

A total of 35,000 devotees can participate in the congregation, he added.

A five-tier security measures have been taken to ensure security at Eidgah and the members of Special Branch and DMP dog squad will be deployed at the Eidgah and its adjacent areas, said Habibur.

The whole area will be monitored with CCTV, drone patrolling and watch tower, he said.

Police will search the entrance with metal detectors and archways. Detectives and Special Branch (SB) police and other intelligence agencies will be in plainclothes, he added._UNB