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The government has deployed 14 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Dhaka and adjoining districts to maintain law and order amid incidents of vehicle torching by miscreants.
Shariful Islam, Public Relations Officer at the BGB headquarters, said on Wednesday morning that 12 platoons have been stationed in Dhaka, while the remaining two have been deployed in nearby districts of the capital.
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, according to a UNB report.
Miscreants set fire to buses in Dhaka, Gazipur and other districts to create panic among the public, as the Awami League announced a ‘lockdown’ 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.