DB chief: No threat of sabotage centring on BNP’s grand rally

There is no threat of sabotage centring the BNP’s planned grand rally in Dhaka on Saturday, said chief of the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Mohammad Harun-ur-Rashid on Sunday.

Already law enforcement agencies have set up check-posts at the entry points of the capital to prevent any untoward incident by outsiders, he said at a press briefing held at the DMP media center.

Replying to a question he said: “Earlier, it was seen that only one party was allowed to hold their rally or meeting in the capital and the other parties did not get any scope of holding any program. But now the situation has changed. Two or three political parties can now hold big programs in a single day.”

Replying to another question about whether opposition leaders and activists are being harassed in the name of check-posts, Harun said there are many important intersections in the capital and many development activities are going on.

“It is our duty to ensure security in those areas. Had the check-posts not been installed then the city would have turned into a safe sanctuary of the criminals.”

Earlier on Wednesday, BNP announced to hold a grand rally in the capital on Saturday as part of the party’s final phase of action programme of their ongoing movement to topple the government.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the announcement at a rally in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office.

Source: UNB