
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Thursday imposed a ban on all kinds of meetings, processions and gatherings at and around nine significant places in the capital Dhaka, including the Chief Justice’s residence.
The other areas are judges’ building, judges’ complex, Supreme Court Main Gate, Supreme Court Mazar Gate, Supreme Court Mosque Gate, International Crimes
Tribunal-1 entry gate, International Crimes Tribunal-2 entry gate, and the Judicial Administrative Training Institute, according to a DMP statement.
A public notification signed by the DMP commissioner SM Sazzat Ali said that the ban would come into effect from Thursday and continue until further notice.
The notification said that the restriction was imposed under Section 29 of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance 1976 to maintain law and order.
Earlier on May 10, the DMP imposed a ban on public gatherings, processions, and rallies in the areas surrounding the chief adviser’s official residence Jamuna and Bangladesh Secretariat, the Hotel Intercontinental crossing, the Kakrail Mosque crossing, Officers’ Club crossing, and Mintoo Road.