Staff Reporter:
Newly appointed Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Additional IGP Mosleh Uddin Ah-med yesterday warned that strict action will be taken against leaseholders if they harass or forcibly pull cattle carts or animal-carrying vehicles outside designated cattle markets ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha.
“No cattle would be allowed to remain outside the boundaries of cattle markets in order to maintain dis-cipline at the markets and ensure traffic congestion-free roads,” he said.
He made the remarks while presiding over a special coordination meeting held at the DMP Headquarters yesterday morning.
The meeting discussed on the overall security and traffic management in the capital including the collec-tion, preservation and marketing of sacrificial animal hides and security of vehicles transporting raw hides, said a DMP press release.
The DMP commissioner also said counterfeit currency detection machines would be installed at cattle markets by the DMP to prevent the circulation of fake notes during Eid trading.
Calling on the concerned authorities to refrain from digging roads during the Eid period, he urged all government agencies to work in coordination to ensure a safe and hassle-free Eid journey for people.
At the beginning of the meeting, DMP Joint Commissioner (Operations) Mohammad Shahidullah pre-sented the overall security plan through a power point presentation.
Representatives of different agencies later took part in an open discussion and shared their opinions.
Among others, DMP Additional Commissioner (Crime and Operations) S N Md Nazrul Islam, Addition-al Commissioner (Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime) Md Masud Karim, Additional Commis-sioner (DB) Md Shafiqul Islam and Additional Commissioner (Traffic) Md Anisur Rahman were present at the meeting.
Representatives from various intelligence agencies, specialized police units, Bangladesh Bank, the De-partment of Livestock, Directorate of National Consumers’ Right Protection, Dhaka South City Corpora-tion, Dhaka North City Corporation, Fire Service and Civil Defence, DPDC, DESCO, Dhaka district administration, various public and private service-providing agencies, salt traders’ associations, the Bangladesh Tanners Association and representatives of different cattle market leaseholders attended the meeting.
