The Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Habibur Rahman on Sunday assured that he will inspect the security measures of all puja mandaps in the city soon.
“I will inspect all the puja mandaps and find out if any security lapses. Please inform the police as soon as possible if there is any information of wrongdoing,” he said while addressing a traffic and security coordination meeting on the occasion of the Durga Puja celebration at the DMP headquarters.
In the meeting, he greeted the Sanatan Hindu leaders on the occasion of the upcoming Durga Puja and said tight security measures will be taken keeping in mind the current political situation.
“In every puja mandap, the adequate number of police personnel will be deployed side by side with the leaders of the Puja Udjapon committee as no one can create any problem,” the DMP chief said.
Besides, security checklists will be signed by senior officials during their inspection. Regarding the work of volunteers, the officer-in-charge (OC), inspector of the concerned police stations will give necessary instructions, he added.
Habibur Rahman said: “Bangladesh is a place of communal harmony. All citizens of the country want a non-communal and peaceful Bangladesh. That is why any kind of adversity should be faced together to move forward.”
At the beginning of the meeting, Joint Commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarkar presented the security plan during the Durga Puja.
In the meeting, he requested to installation of high-quality Close Circuit cameras in every temple, ensuring the adequate number of volunteers wearing prescribed dress or visible ID cards, and stop playing music during Azan and Namaj.
Durga Puja will begin through Mahalaya on Saturday and the main festival will begin on October 20 and end on October 24 with Bijoya Dashami and Bisarjon (emersion).
