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GAZIPUR, March 14, 2026 (BSS) - Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir today said law enforcement agencies will remain on a strict stance to ensure smooth and hassle-free travel during the upcoming Eid.
"To keep traffic movement normal and congestion-free on highways, more than 400 additional police personnel have been deployed at important highways in Gazipur," he told journalists after attending an iftar mahfil organised by Gazipur Metropolitan Police at the district police lines ground today.
IGP said a separate ground has been designated in the Chandra area for transports workers to stop buses in order to prevent passengers from boarding and alighting randomly on highways.
The IGP said those who are inciting workers to create unrest in industrial areas should be identified to restore stability in the sector.
He also stressed strengthening coordination with the city corporation to control illegal battery-run auto-rickshaws to ease traffic congestion in the city.
The police chief further said the alarming spread of drugs is leading the country's youth astray and if the situation continues, the future leadership of the nation may face serious challenges.
Speaking as the chief guest at the programme, Member of Parliament M Manjurul Karim Rony said the government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against drugs.
Gazipur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Israil Howlader delivered the welcome address at the programme.
Former Member of Parliament and freedom fighter Hasan Uddin Sarkar, Dhaka Range DIG Rezaul Karim Mallik, District Police Superintendent Md Sharif Uddin, acting administrator of the district administration Ahmed Hossain Bhuiya, central executive president of Sramik Dal Salah Uddin Sarkar, Gazipur city Jamaat Ameer Professor Jamal Uddin, district BNP member secretary Barrister Israk Ahmed Siddiqui and Gazipur Bar Association President Shamsul Haque Bhuiya were also present among others.
