The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Chitagong

Rapid Action Batalion (RAB) and Chitagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) have taken tight security measures at all the Eid shopping malls in port city for the convenience of shoppers.

Officials in the CMP said, a total of 2120 police and Ansar personnel comprised of 204 teams have been deployed at 188 important places and 81 shopping markets across the port city since the beginning of holy month Ramadan.

Besides, the CMP authority will also deploy more police personnel ahead of the Eid and Durgapuja. CMP authority set up at least 34 checkposts in the city to keep vigil or to tackle any untoward situation particularly on the eve of the biggest religious festival of the Muslim community, sources added.

District Police sources said, they have taken decision to deploy over one thousand 500 police and Ansar personnel in addition to regular police personnel on-duty at police stations in 15 upazila headquarters on the eve of shopping spree and Eid to maintain law and order.

RAB-7 here have also taken tight security measures by engaging over 450 RAB members side by side plainclothes RAB men in Chitagong, Comilla and Cox's Bazar zone to check the crime and maintain peace during the month of holy Ramadan and on the occasion of Eid and Durgapuja.

The authority will deploy 350 RAB members at the different vintage points and markets of the port city, 80 in Comilla and 40 in Cox's Bazar zone. The anti-crime elite force will also set up 21 check posts including all the city entry points of port city to prevent the safe movements of the criminals and illegal arms.