Staff Reporter:
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has deployed 34 platoons in key industrial areas of Dhaka, Gazipur and Narayanganj to ensure security amid ongoing workers’ unrest, maintain law and order and prevent any untoward situation.
The BGB personnel are performing duties at important locations in Savar, Ashulia and Mirpur in Dhaka; Shibu Market, Jalkuri, BSCIC Industrial Estate, Chashara, Kanchpur and Shimrail in Narayanganj; and Chandra, Kaliakair, Palli Bidyut, Mouchak, Ambag Kata, Naojor, Bhogra Bypass, Gacha and Salna in Gazipur, said a BGB press release issued yesterday.
The BGB Headquarters’ monitoring cell is maintaining technology-based surveillance to closely monitor the overall situation in the industrial zones and coordinate the activities of deployed personnel on the ground.
Live footage from drones, body-worn cameras and other surveillance devices is being monitored round the clock as part of the security measures.
The BGB personnel are maintaining heightened alert in coordination with the local administration and police.
Necessary preparedness and operational activities of the force are continuing to address any unexpected situation and maintain peace and order in the industrial areas, the release added.
