6th blockade: 232 BGB platoons, 432 RAB patrol teams deployed across the country
The elite force is overseeing the security of buses and goods-carrying vehicles on the long routes during the blockade
BGB personnel deployed on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway on second day of hartal on 20 November 2023. Photo: Collected
To maintain law and order across the country during the ongoing 48-hour road, rail and waterways blockade, a huge number of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel have been deployed.
According to a media release issued by BGB headquarters, a total of 232 platoons of BGB have been deployed across the county.
Meanwhile, a total of 432 patrol teams of Rab have been deployed across the country to resist untoward incidents during the blockade.
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Besides, the elite force is also overseeing the security of buses and goods-carrying vehicles on the long routes during the blockade.
The intelligence teams are also keeping vigil on bus stands, train stations and other important places to prevent violence and sabotage.
