Security beefed up for Durga puja celebration

Online monitoring was beefed up by police of Durga puja celebrations for full-proof security.

Dhaka, Oct 10 :  Police beefed up online monitoring of Durga puja celebrations for full-proof security, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam said on Sunday.

The DMP chief said this after inspecting the overall security arrangement at city’s largest Dhakeshwari Temple.

Replying to a question he said, “We are not seeing much risk (of trouble) during the celebration but it cannot be totally dismissed so we are staying alert.”

Police will be deployed for twenty-four hours during the puja in every big temple and all the –puja pandals will remain under CCTV and police surveillance, he said.

Security will be tightened enough to prevent anyone from causing any trouble, he added.

Shafiqul said apart from in uniform, plainclothes police, Special Branch members will be deployed to make the security impenetrable.

The maintaining of health rules, use of hand sanitizer and wearing masks will be ensured strictly at the pandals, he added, reports UNB.