Dhaka: Unlike the last few years, the country has celebrated peaceful Eid holidays this year as no major crime was recorded anywhere in the country, thanks to the preventive measures taken by the law enforcement agencies.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, no major crime took place anywhere in the country due to the adequate and timely measures and their proper execution for the long nine-day Eid holidays that ended today, Assistant Inspector General (media) at the Police Headquarters (PHQ) Enamul Haque Sagor told BSS. “We were committed to making Eid celebration comfortable. We worked sincerely. We are continuing our sincere efforts to ensure the safe return of the holidaymakers,” he said.
The police spokesperson emphasized that the success was due to the hard work of the personnel of the law enforcing agencies, their commitment, timely measures, and proper coordination among the stakeholders. “No untoward incident took place in the country as we had the highest preparation and proper coordination among all the stakeholders,” he added. To ensure flawless security, patrols of the law enforcing agencies were beefed up during the holidays in addition to setting up check posts at the strategic, entry, and exit points of the city.
The spokesperson noted that Bangladesh Police issued a complete guideline for homebound passengers, drivers, transport owners, and other stakeholders to ensure a safe and smooth journey ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The guideline contributed significantly to ensuring the safe journey of the passengers to and from Dhaka, resulting in fewer road accidents during Eid holidays than in previous years. However, several motorcycle accidents did occur during the holidays, resulting in some fatalities and injuries. The officer stressed the need for creating awareness among passengers and drivers to curb such accidents in the future.
When asked for the statistics about the casualties in road accidents across the country during the Eid holidays, he mentioned that the information would be available within two or three days. In addition to the Police Headquarters, the Home Ministry and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) had issued separate guidelines for maintaining law and order and keeping criminal activities under control in the capital and elsewhere in the country.
Muslehuddin Masud, a resident of South Dania in the city, expressed satisfaction over the measures taken to ensure the safe journey of passengers. He shared his experience of traveling to Dhaka from Sonapur of Noakhali district on the night of April 3 by bus. “Soon after our bus started for Dhaka at 7:30pm, some army members boarded the bus and enquired about the well-being of all passengers,” Masud said. Army personnel also instructed the driver to drive slowly and not to pick up any passengers outside of the counters as a precaution to check robbery.
Nazmul Haque, a resident of the capital’s Kazla area, told BSS that they were happy with the security measures taken by the government, which helped them to celebrate Eid safely and peacefully. He noted that armed force personnel even on April 4 patrolled their area and called upon the residents over a microphone to stay alert against criminals and inform them immediately upon receiving any information of crime.