DHAKA: Law enforcers on Saturday afternoon have tightened security across the country prior to the execution of death-row war criminal and also Jamaat-e-Islami senior secretary general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman.

Confirming the matter to banglanews, police headquarters public relations official AKM Qamrul Ahsan said that they have taken additional security measures to thwart any untoward situation centering the Jamaat leader’s execution.

Police forces are on alert in strategic areas across the country, he added.

However, Dhaka Metropolitan detective branch police joint-commissioner Monirul Islam told banglanews that security measures have been tightened in city’s important areas ahead of the execution.

Additional security forces have been deployed on VIP roads in city, he added.

Moreover, roads linking Dhaka Central Jail has been sealed-off to all kinds of vehicular movements.

BDST: 2100 HRS, APR 11, 2015
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