Around 150 members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), alongside 1,350 police personnel have been deployed across Gopalganj district to maintain law and order, ensure the security of public life and property, and prevent any untoward incidents.
Addressing a press briefing held at Gopalganj Circuit House on Sunday, BGB Jashore Region Brigade Commander Brig Gen Mahmudul Hasan explained that six platoons comprising 150 BGB members have been stationed under the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs to maintain normal conditions and public security.
He noted that the deployed BGB personnel will carry out duties in key areas of the district as required by the district magistrate, while coordinating with other law enforcement agencies to monitor the overall security situation and protect the public.
He emphasized that any sabotage attempts to disrupt public safety or cause damage to lives, public property, or government assets will not be tolerated.
The brigade commander added that personnel from the police, SRB, APBn, Ansar, and other forces are also deployed to ensure public security in coordination with officials from the district administration.
He informed that preparations have been made to dispatch additional manpower from the police, APBn, and Ansar forces if necessary.
Later at the press briefing, Mustafizur Rahman, deputy inspector general (DIG) of Dhaka Range, said that 1,350 officers and police members were deployed under the security plan for Gopalganj.
He detailed that adequate mobile patrol teams, patrols, and striking forces were kept ready along the 67-kilometre national highway passing through the district.
The DIG specified that sufficient police forces were deployed to ensure public safety in Gopalganj Sadar as well as four other upazilas.
He added that adequate officers and forces were stationed in Gopalganj town to secure various government and important installations, assuring that the police will take all necessary measures in the coming days to protect public security, lives, and property.