The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has ensured strict security measures to prevent gatherings or potential security threats in and around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport ahead of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s scheduled departure for advanced treatment in London on Tuesday.
Alongside the presence of the Armed Police Battalion (APBN), a specialised combat unit of the Bangladesh Police, members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Detective Branch of Police (DB) and SWAT have been deployed at all strategic points at the airport to make the mission successful.
While talking to reporters, CAAB Chairman Air Vice Marshal Md Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan, said that leaders and activists are expected to gather at the airport to see off Khaleda Zia as she will depart the airport at 10:00 pm on Tuesday for advanced treatment in London.
“We have beefed up the security measures so that the mass gathering cannot create hindrances on the way to her (Khaleda Zia) journey,” he said.
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