Safety has been tightened throughout Dhaka, in Gopalganj — Hasina’s ancestral house and a stronghold for her occasion — and in two neighbouring districts, with Border Guard Bangladesh personnel deployed to bolster native authorities.
Police and Speedy Motion Battalion groups have been positioned round key authorities buildings and main intersections, leaving components of the capital unusually quiet.
“It’s very tense — hardly anybody is popping out,” mentioned Ramjan Ali, an autorickshaw driver in Dhaka. “I’ve been on the street since morning, however I’ve barely earned something at present.”
Within the days main as much as the decision, authorities recorded greater than 30 crude bomb explosions and reported dozens of buses torched in Dhaka and a number of other different districts.
Dozens of Awami League activists have additionally been arrested in current days over alleged involvement in explosions and acts of sabotage.
