All shops, commercial centres and shopping malls across the country, including Dhaka, will remain open on Thursday.
Bangladesh Shop Owners’ Association (BSOA) president Nazmul Hasan Mahmud said the decision was taken during a joint meeting of the BSOA and the Standing Committee of the Dhaka Metropolitan Shop Owners’ Association on Wednesday.
The announcement came ahead of a planned “lockdown” declared by the ousted Awami League for Thursday.
Meanwhile, a good number of buses and other vehicles in Dhaka and other parts of the country have been set on fire, and crude bombs have been blasted in several areas.
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said law enforcement agencies are on high alert ahead of the Awami League’s planned Dhaka “lockdown” program and assured that the situation will remain normal.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali on Tuesday urged city residents not to panic over the Awami League’s announced “lockdown”, assuring that stringent security measures are in place across the capital.
