Authorities deployed 25 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Industrial Police Reserve Force (SRB) and Ansar personnel alongside police to maintain law and order amid ongoing labour protests in industrial areas of Gazipur.
On Wednesday, 12 platoons of BGB, eight platoons of SRB and five platoons of Ansar were performing duties in the industrial areas, Md. Arif Hossain, assistant commissioner of the Media and Research Cell at the Gazipur Deputy Commissioner's Office, confirmed on Wednesday morning.
He said 10 platoons of BGB had been deployed on Monday under the supervision of 21 executive magistrates. The deployment increased on Tuesday, when 11 BGB platoons and 25 executive magistrates were assigned to the area.
One additional BGB platoon was deployed on Wednesday, taking the total to 12.
Alongside the security personnel, 25 executive magistrates were on duty to supervise operations and help maintain order in the industrial areas.
Meanwhile, no reports of labour protests or highway blockades had emerged from anywhere in Gazipur as of 9:30am on Wednesday.
Traffic remained normal on the Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Mymensingh highways.
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