20,000 police to be deployed in DU area for 21 Feb security

RAB

To ensure the security of the thousands of people expected to visit the Central Shaheed Minar on 21 February, around 20,000 police will be deployed in and around the Dhaka University campus.

Around 8,000 security officials including at least 1,000 plainclothes officials would mainly be deployed in and around the Shaheed Minar while others would guard the entire campus and surrounding areas, said DMP Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia at a news briefing on Thursday.

“We are going for a blanket security arrangement,” he said.

The commissioner also said a four-tier security arrangement would be in place. The officials will also use binoculars to watch the Shaheed Minar area from watchtowers.

International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. First announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999, it was formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages.

Source: Ittefaq