Security beefed up around Jatiyo Party office

Security measures have been beefed up around the Jatiyo Party office in the capital's Kakrail area since this morning (2 November).

"Jatiyo Party already cancelled their programmes following a ban on gatherings announced by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police [DMP] in the area. We still strengthened security as a precaution," said Pavel Hossain, inspector (investigation) of Ramna police station.  

Earlier on Thursday night (31 October), the Kakrail office of the Jatiyo Party had been vandalised and torched, followed by an announcement that the party would be holding a rally on Saturday.

The next day (1 November), the Jatiyo Party called an emergency press briefing at its chairman's Banani office where party Chairman GM Quader announced holding the rally nonetheless. 

"We will hold the rally on Saturday even if it costs us our lives… We will continue to fight for the betterment of the country, even if it kills us," he said.

Later in the evening, the DMP issued a public notice banning all public gatherings in the capital's Kakrail area on Saturday.

Afterwards, the Jatiyo Party postponed its plan to hold the rally in front of its central office stating that its decision was taken "respecting the law."