Staff Reporter
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will impose restrictions on movements of outsiders and vehicles on Dhaka University (DU) campus from Sunday 6:00pm to Monday 6:00pm on account of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election which will take place from 8am to 2pm on Monday.
DMP Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia made the announcement in a press briefing at Shahbagh Police Station on Saturday.
All classes and examinations in the university will remain suspended on the election day.
The authorities will not allow anyone inside the DU campus unless they have valid DU passes and identity (ID) cards, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah said.
He was addressing a press briefing at Shahbagh Police Station regarding the security ahead of DUCSU election.
Check posts will be set up at seven entrance points of Dhaka University, the DMP Commissioner said.
Vehicles without a valid university pass or sticker will not be allowed into the campus for 24 hours from 6:00pm tomorrow, the Police official said.
Even rickshaws will not be allowed inside the DU for security reason, he said.
However, few rickshaws will be allowed so that sick people can move inside the campus using those, he said
All voting centres will also be monitored with CCTV camera, the DMP official said.
The DU authorities have also imposed restrictions on the number of media personnel on the Dhaka University campus during the DUCSU election.
Journalists will be given special passes, the DMP commissioner said.
Not more than four camera persons will be allowed from each TV channel and Maximum two reporters and one camera person will be allowed from each print media house.
Authorities have also requested Dhaka Medical College Hospital-bound people to use the Bakshibazar-Chankharpool route for going to the hospital.
In a query, Asaduzzaman Mia said that police will put up barricades in seven areas – Shahbagh, Nilkhet, Palashi, Jagannath Hall crossing, Rumana crossing, Shahidullah Hall crossing and High Court crossing.
In another query, he said. “Police are prepared to discharge its duties in coordination with the university authorities. For security reasons every polling centre will be under CCTV camera coverage and everyone will have to pass through the metal detector archways to enter.”
