BSS-48 Additional security measures taken in city: DMP commissioner

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Additional security measures taken in city: DMP commissioner

DHAKA, April 21, 2019 (BSS) – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia today said additional security measures have been taken in the capital and its adjoining areas.

Additional police forces have been deployed at different important and diplomatic areas, places of worship and important hotels in the city to ensure security, he told newsmen.

The police headquarters, in a statement, negated any possibility of sabotage acts in the country following the spate of attacks in Sri Lanka.

“There is no threat of sabotage following the spate of bomb attacks in Sri Lanka. Bangladesh Police is on alert in this regard,” said the statement.

Additional security measures have taken marking the holy Shab-e-Barat and Easter Sunday, it added.

The security system, however, has been strengthened at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport following the spate of bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, Biman Bandor Armed Police Battalion (APBN) SP Alamgir Hossain Shimul told BSS.

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