DMP offers money-escort service ahead of Eid
To get the service, the person or organization expecting a police escort has to provide the vehicle.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), like in the past few years, is providing people and organisations money-escort service for carrying big amount of money from one place to another ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
"The streets of Dhaka are much more empty than usual other days due to Covid-19 pandemic. Theft and snatching may increase during this period. So, the DMP is providing money-escort service to ensure the safe transport of big amount of money," reads a DMP press release issued on Sunday.
The DMP said before carrying cash, make sure that no one in your store or business informed the perpetrators.
"If you need to carry cash on a daily basis, use a different route from time to time, so that the perpetrators do not take advantage of the situation.
"Avoid keeping all the money together; rather keep it in different places like: pocket, bag, share it with your companion. Use relatively busy roads instead of lanes or secluded paths," it added.
DMP requested people to complete transporting big amount of money during the day instead of at night.
"If possible, transfer your money from one bank to another by cheque.
"Use a police escort if necessary to transport large sums of money. To get the service, the person or organization expecting a police escort has to provide the vehicle," it says.
The DMP has requested people to contact the local police station or Police Control Room to get the money-escort service.
The contact numbers of the control room are as follows: 9559933, 9551188, 9514400 and 01713397311