Cops pledge security at Ekushey book fair

Sayeed Muhammad of DOT
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has vowed to provide security to all during the month-long Ekushey book fair starting at Dhaka University today.
“We have chalked out foolproof security system,” DMP Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said at a pre-opening press briefing at Suhrawardy Udyan yesterday.
“We are determined to provide security to all writers and publishers,” he said, reports The Daily Star.
Talking on the security measures taken, he said Bangla Academy and adjacent areas will be under the surveillance cameras and law enforcers.
Centering the book fair special month-long traffic measures will be taken all around the DMP area, he said, adding, the DMP boss said there are no imminent threats.
“We are prepared to control any untoward incident,” he stressed. “We will also curb the publication of any books that hurts religious and social sentiments.”
Meanwhile, Lt Col Imranul Hasan, commanding officer of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-3, also talked with the journalists about this year’s security measures centering the fair.
“We are monitoring social media platforms to ensure flawless security during the Book Fair,” he maintained.
The area from TSC to Doyel Chattar will remain off limits to vehicles for the book fair. The people with motor vehicles entering from the side of Shahbagh can park at Malchattor. On the other hand, those who will enter from the side of High Court will have to park at Gymnasium area.
The DMP boss also suggested visitors to avoid Karwan Bazar-Shahbagh-TSC route to avoid traffic jam as one side of the road is closed due to construction.