DMP's 31st night measures

 

Dwellers of the capital's Dhaka University, Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara areas have been requested to return home by 7:00pm on December 31 to avert any untoward incidents and maintain law and order during the celebration of New Year 2013.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authorities on Sunday also discouraged people, who do not reside in the areas, from going there on the 31st night.
Besides, a huge contingent of additional forces from police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) would be deployed at the capital's posh and diplomatic areas along with the installation of many check posts, operation of mobile courts and patrolling of the law enforcers at different strategic places of the city.

DMP official sources said no gathering or rally would be allowed at any intersection or on flyovers on the New Year eve.
SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT
For the shake of security and maintenance of law and order, the DMP authorities have arranged a special traffic management by imposing restrictions on the movements on some specific roads.
According to the DMP, only the Kemal Ataturk Avenue would remain open for entering Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara areas by vehicles from 7:00pm on December 31 to 5:00am on January 1.
The intersections at Phoenix Road at Tejgaon Industrial Area, Road-11 in Banani, Chairman Bari, Amtali, Shooting Club, Badda Link, DOHS and Natun Bazar will not remain open for entering Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara areas. However, the intersections can be used as exits.
Accordingly, intersections will remain closed to bar vehicles from entering the Dhaka University area during the mentioned period. However, the route from the High Court to Palashi via Dowel Chattar, Shahid Minar and Jagannath Hall will remain open.
Rab officials said around 5,000 additional Rab members would remain vigilant during the New Year celebration. Of them, 2000 would remain deployed in the capital and the rest across the country.