Dhaka Metropolitan Police has urged students to call 999 if they face any problem in reaching exams centres due to the restrictions to be imposed on many roads for VVIP movement.
DMP Commissioner Shafiqul Islam said this at a press briefing on law-and-order, held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangshad Bhaban.
The DMP also suggested that HSC examinees leave homes early on Wednesday to arrive on time at the exam centres.
Police have imposed restrictions on many roads in different parts of the city to ensure the safe movement of the guests scheduled to come to Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind will attend the Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka on December 16 apart from his other key engagements.
President Kovind will be visiting Bangladesh at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Mohammad Abdul Hamid.
The DMP chief said vehicular movements will be restricted on many roads on Wednesday due to the arrival of the Indian president. So, HSC examinees have been requested to leave their homes early.”
He further said, if any HSC examinee faces any trouble to reach their exam centres in time, he or she is requested to make a phone call to 999 for help. Police will take steps to reach them to their respective exam centres.
He informed that a four-tier security measure has been taken in the city marking the Victory Day and the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
All venues will be active with SB, SSF, RAB and DMP dog squads.
Plainclothes police will be deployed in the high-rise buildings adjacent to the Parliament and its surrounding areas.
Besides, the bomb disposal unit and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) will kept ready for emergency service, he added.
Bangladesh is celebrating the Golden Jubilee of its Independence and the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The three-day programme will begin on December 15. The programmes will be arranged maintaining health protocol amid the Covid-19 outbreak
Foreign guests of seven countries will participate in the programme at Parade Square ground.
Answering a question about any threat over security, the DMP commissioner said: “There is no specific threat, but we have taken additional security measures after keeping the global situation and internal issues in mind.”
Responding to a query over any possible militant activities, Shafiqul said, the militants are always active and they do not want to lose any scope. So, we have made our plan after keeping it in our mind.