214 BGB platoons deployed amid blockade and RMG unrest

To maintain law and order, at least 214 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) platoons have been deployed across the country.

Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO) at BGB headquarters, confirmed the development this morning.

33 platoons have been deployed to provide security to garment factories in Dhaka and surrounding districts as workers protest for wage increases.

181 platoons have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order amid a 48-hour blockade declared by the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.

Following the failure of their October 28 rally, the BNP has declared a series of hartals and blockades.

This is the fifth round of the BNP‍‍`s 48-hour nationwide blockade. Jamaat has so far followed in the footsteps of the BNP.