Security has been beefed up in front of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) central office in Dhaka’s Naya Paltan area, the first day of the 48-hour blockade called by BNP-Jamaat.
Three platoons of Bangladesh Police have been seen in front of the opposition’s central office on Sunday, which has been closed since October 28.
Besides, law enforcers in plainclothes are also in the area.
Paltan Model police station Officer-in-Charge Salauddin Mia said security measures have been heightened to prevent any kind of sabotage.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies are holding another 48-hour nationwide blockade program from Sunday.
Moreover, the major opposition party has called a day-long hartal (general strike) in Chittagong on Sunday to protest the arrest of Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury.
The blockade started at 6am and will end at 6am on Tuesday.
Traffic on the streets is comparatively thin on the first workday of the week. The number of private and public transport on the road, however, is more compared to the three-day blockade last week.
Office-goers, students and other commuters were seen going to their destinations on foot due to the shortage of public transport.
