The holy Shab-e-Barat is being observed across the country on Friday night amidst tight security with Muslims seeking divine blessings for the wellbeing of mankind.
Director General of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun said that they had deployed members of the elite force at all key points of the capital and across the country to ensure security of the devotees.
“We have ensured tight security across the country on the occasion of the Shab-e-Barat to avoid any untoward incident,” he said while distributing food items among the distressed and children in the capital on Friday.
Mamun, also an additional inspector general of police, said RAB members in plain clothes would be deployed at the event venues on Friday night.
Besides, the RAB also undertook cyber security measures to prevent any kind of provocation to violence through social networking sites.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday imposed a ban on carrying all types of explosives and crackers, as well as explosion of firecrackers, in the capital on the occasion of the holy Shab-e-Barat.
As per the instruction from DMP Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam, the 12-hour restriction will come into effect from 6pm on Friday, said a circular issued by the DMP.
The circular was issued under Section 28 of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance (Ordinance No III /76) to maintain the law and order in the capital city area and protect the sanctity of the holy Shab-e-Barat, and ensure fair and peaceful celebration of it.
