Criminal activity often rises during the extended Eid holidays, with seasonal offenders becoming more active across the capital and other parts of the country. Incidents of theft, snatching, robbery, and extortion also tend to increase during this period. To maintain law and order, law enforcement agencies have adopted enhanced security measures ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
All police units have received instructions from Police Headquarters to prevent any acts of sabotage. Authorities said special monitoring will remain in place during Eid prayers, while intelligence surveillance has also been intensified.
The home ministry on Sunday formed a coordination and monitoring cell to oversee overall security arrangements during Eid. Surveillance activities are being monitored through CCTV networks operated from the offices of different law enforcement units.
To ensure safe travel for homebound people, maintain order at Qurbani livestock markets, and oversee security in the largely empty capital during the holidays, members of the police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), and Coast Guard have been jointly deployed across the country.
Following directives from the home ministry, Police Headquarters has also activated a special monitoring cell to prevent disorder or sabotage during Eid travel. The cell will operate round the clock for 14 days before and after Eid.
RAB Director General Md Ahsan Habib Palash said the elite force is conducting intensified patrols nationwide to ensure public safety during the holidays.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed said on Monday that special mobile teams have been deployed to prevent passenger harassment during Eid travel.
Home ministry monitoring cell
According to the home ministry, the coordination and monitoring cell will supervise law and order, traffic congestion on roads and highways, and security arrangements surrounding Eid prayers.
The committee was formed through an office order signed by Deputy Secretary of the Police-1 Branch Tausif Ahmed. From May 25 to May 31, the ministry’s ICT cell will oversee law enforcement coordination and monitoring activities daily from 9am to 5pm.
The 14-member committee includes deputy secretaries, senior assistant secretaries, administrative officers, and other officials. Joint Secretary of the Administration-1 Branch Md Josim Uddin has been appointed chair of the committee.
Officials said the monitoring cell will work to ensure public safety during Eid travel and celebrations and take immediate coordinated action in response to any emerging situation.
Enhanced security in the capital
The DMP commissioner said security measures are being implemented with maximum priority at Qurbani livestock markets, bus terminals, banks, Eid congregation venues, and residential areas left largely vacant during the holidays.
Visible police presence has been ensured at every livestock market, alongside sub-control rooms and watchtowers. With support from Bangladesh Bank, counterfeit currency detection machines have been installed at all cattle markets.
Special teams from the Detective Branch (DB) and plainclothes police are working round the clock to prevent crime and fraud. Money escort services have also been maintained, while additional mobile teams, foot patrols, and checkpoints have been introduced as part of intensified patrolling measures.
Authorities are using CCTV cameras for continuous monitoring of law and order.
Special checkpoints have been established in areas including Sayedabad, Gabtoli, Uttara, and Jatrabari. Strict monitoring is also underway to ensure livestock-carrying vehicles are unloaded only at designated markets.
Security has been strengthened at collection counters, while booths and mobile banking services have been arranged for traders’ convenience. Control rooms and watchtowers have also been set up at bus terminals and stations across the capital.
Special metropolitan magistrates are conducting mobile court operations to prevent fare overcharging and passenger overcrowding. The DMP is coordinating with other agencies to keep roads entering and leaving the capital free from congestion, while action is being taken against illegal parking.
Authorities also said roads and pavements adjacent to livestock markets will not be used for keeping sacrificial animals in an effort to prevent traffic congestion.
