Against the backdrop of the current political turmoil, law enforcers have been put on high alert in the port city to tackle any probable trouble over the BNP-led 18-party alliance’s programme scheduled for October 25.
Additional police have been deployed at different points of the city, including Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong Port, radio station and fuel depots.
“Precautionary measures have been taken to tackle subversive acts of the opposition parties,” a senior police official told UNB.
They said 5000-7000 law enforcers have been kept ready and the number may be increased by two to three folds, if necessary.
The law enforces will also remain vigilant at different points on Dhaka-Chittagong highway to fend off any untoward incident and maintain law and order.
Quoting intelligence agencies, police said 18-party activists will take positions at different points on Dhaka-Chittagong highway, including Sitakunda on October 25.
They have a secret plan to halt traffic movement on the highway to cut off communications between Chittagong and other parts of the country, the police official said.
Police Super AKM Hafiz Akther told UNB that members of Rab, police BGB will work together to foil their attempts to disconnect Chittagong from other parts of the country.
Additional commissioner of Metropolitan Police (Crime and Operation) Banaj Kumer Majumder said no one will be allowed to create anarchy.
Sources at the Metropolitan and District police said around 8,000 law enforcers will be deployed in the city and different strategic points of the district ahead of October 25.
The country is now passing through a political uncertainty due to the long-drawn stalemate over the format of the election-time government, with the BNP-led opposition alliance sticking to its guns not to join the upcoming election unless it is held under a non-party caretaker government while the ruling alliance refusing to accept the demand.
Source: UNB Connect
