The government has deployed 14 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh in Dhaka and adjoining districts to maintain law and order amid incidents of vehicle torching by unidentified arsonists.
Shariful Islam, public relations officer at the BGB headquarters, said on Wednesday morning that 12 platoons had been stationed in Dhaka, while the remaining two had been deployed in nearby districts.
The paramilitary force has been positioned at key locations including Hotel Intercontinental, Dhanmondi-32, Airport, Abdullahpur, Kakrail, Shishu Academy, the High Court area, and Abrar Fahad Avenue.
Miscreants set fire to buses in Dhaka, Gazipur and other districts to create panic among the public, as the Awami League announced a 鈥榣ockdown鈥� for November 13 ahead of the verdict scheduled to be delivered by the International Crimes Tribunal against Sheikh Hasina and others in a case involving crimes against humanity.