Staff Reporter :Around 8,000 Ansar personnel have been deployed to patrol railway tracks across the country from Monday evening to strengthen security measures against any possible act of sabotage.They will keep vigil mainly on 1,441 risky spots run across the country in a bid to ensure smooth movement of some 334 inter-city and local trains.Officials said the Ansar personnel will work with the regular Government Railway Police [GRP] and Railway Nirapatta Bahini [RNB] to ensure security for the smooth rail communication and safety of railway passengers.Besides, a 12-member security and monitoring committee comprising representatives from the police, Ansar, LGRD and Home Ministry has been formed with Railways Additional Secretary Kamol Krishna Bhattacharya as its head.”Apart from regular railway security forces, police and BGB men will be deployed for tightening security measures in the wake of ongoing destructive activities by the BNP and its ally Jamaat,” the Railway Minister Mujibul Hoque said.He said the rail communication will remain as usual despite blockade programme called by the BNP and its allies.”It’s our duty to help passengers to reach their destination safely. We’ll do whatever necessary for it,” he said.
