Shawdesh Desk:

Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Md Habibur Rahman said on Monday that there was no specific security threat centering the observance of Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day on February 21 but police had taken all necessary measures.

He said this while talking to reporters after visiting security measures at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka in the morning.

The entire area will be kept under monitoring of CCTV cameras while bomb disposal, SWAT, fire service, medical and other teams would remain stand-by, Habibur said.

Security measures had been taken through patrolling with drone and mobile in the Shaheed Minar area, he said.

About the foolproof security measure for the month-long Ekushey book fair, he said that a control room had been set up there and all kinds of security equipment and security units were working there through cameras.

Police were vigilant to tackle any situation like deterioration of law and order, he said, adding that measures had been taken to control traffic congestion centering the observation of the day.

He said movement of vehicles would remain restricted on some roads and vehicles would be able to enter and exit through some designated roads.