Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has set up temporary monitoring camps at the exit points of the capital in order to ensure safe journey of the home-bound people ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Speaking at a press briefing yesterday morning, RAB Director General Benazir Ahmed said: “The security of the home-bound people is a priority for us and RAB will ensure safe travel for every person going home.”
The areas where camps are set up in Dhaka include Gulshan, Mohakhali, Tongi, Bokchattar, Mirpur, and Sadarghat launch terminal, RAB Media and Legal Wing Director Major Mufti Mahmud Khan said.
Besides the capital, camps have been set up at Mawa, Paturia, Kewrakandi and Daulatdiya launch ghats to prevent overloading of launches during passenger boarding.
Citing the past incidents of overloaded launches capsizing, Benazir said: “Overloading of passengers is one of the prime reasons behind launch capsizes, and we want to prevent such incidents from happening, especially amid the Eid festivities.”
No launch carrying passengers beyond its capacity will be allowed to leave Dhaka, he said.
Around seven or eight million people will leave Dhaka for Eid, leaving at least 150,000 homes vacant. To tighten security, RAB teams will patrol the city streets during that time, the RAB chief said.
