Layekuzzaman
Dhaka: Aacross the country Police have been instructed about the violance of the Islamice Fundamentalust gruop name Hefazote Islam. In addition to vigilance, posts with light machine guns (LMGs) and Chinese rifles are being set up at police stations and outposts. Police members are always kept ready at the check post made of sandbags. Initially, such posts were seen in Brahmanbaria, Sylhet, Faridpur and Narayanganj, but this week it has been increased. It was learned on Tuesday that LMG posts have been set up in 14 police stations in the southern part of Dhaka metropolis, Rangpur and Rajshahi metropolitan police stations. The police will set up posts in the police stations or establishments which are considered to be at risk. Due to this, the number of LMG posts may increase gradually. Strict instructions have been issued that police installations will not be allowed to be attacked in any way. Although LMG posts have not been set up, there are search posts in Chitta
Fire rages through city slum
Staff Correspondent
22 February, 2021 12:00 AM
A man throws a bucket of water in an attempt to put out a fire at a slum in the capital’s Manik Nagar on Sunday. Kamrul Islam Ratan
A devastating fire ripped through a slum at Manik Nagar in the capital on Sunday, burning around 150 shanties to ashes and sending the dwellers under the open sky.
No casualties were reported in the fire incident.
Lima Khanam, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence control room, told the Daily Sun that the fire broke out at the slum named ‘Cumilla Patti’ around 3:20pm.