Tight security measures in Ctg for Eid shopping mkts

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CHITTAGONG, Sep 21 (BSS): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) have taken tight security measures at all Eid shopping malls in the port city for the convenience of shoppers.
Officials in the CMP said a total of 2120 police and Ansar personnel comprising 204 teams have been deployed at 188 important places and 81 shopping markets across the port city since the beginning of Ramadan.
Besides, the CMP authority will also deploy more police personnel ahead of the Eid and Durga Puja. CMP authority set up at least 34 check posts in the city to keep vigil to tackle any untoward situation particularly on the eve of the biggest religious festival of the Muslim community, sources added.
District police sources said they have taken decision to deploy over one thousand 500 police and Ansar personnel in addition to regular police personnel on-duty at police stations in 15 upazila headquarters to handle the Eid shopping spree and maintain law and order.
RAB-7 here have also taken tight security measures by engaging over 450 RAB members in addition to plainclothes RAB men in Chittagong, Comilla and Cox's Bazar zone to check the crime and maintain peace during the month of holy Ramadan and on the occasion of Eid and Durga puja.
The authority will deploy 350 RAB members at different vantage points and markets of the port city, 80 in Comilla and 40 in Cox's Bazar zone. The anti-crime elite force will also set up 21 check posts including all the city entry points of the port city to prevent movements of criminals and illegal arms.