BSS :
Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun has said that there is no security threat in the country centring August 15, the National Mourning Day.
“We have taken all-out measures to maintain law and order in the country and to deal with any kind of untoward situation,” he said while distributing food items among destitute and orphanage children as the chief guest at a function.
The RAB distributed food items on the occasion of the 46th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Ranavola Jamia Islamia Orphanage and Madrasa premises at Uttara on Friday.
“August is the month of mourning. Earlier, the militants staged a lot of incidents this month. However, we are not feeling complacent.
“So far, there is no negative information regarding the month of mourning,” Mamun said.
Mentioning that the intelligence unit of RAB has been strengthened and intensified in August, he said, “Every year, we focus on the month of August and all the intelligence agencies and all units of law enforcement agencies work together. We work to ensure safety for all events during August.”
The RAB DG recalled that on 15 August 1975, the great architect of independent Bangladesh, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated with most of his family members at his home at Dhanmondi 32.
He said that on the occasion of the 46th martyrdom anniversary of the great architect of independence, the RAB Headquarters has taken various programs, including recitation of the holy Quran, special prayers, and distribution of food among orphans, and exhibition of documentaries.
On this occasion, food was distributed among more than four hundred destitute and orphans at Uttara.
Besides, the RAB distributed food items among more than four thousand helpless, destitute, and orphans.
Meanwhile, the holy Quran was recited at the central mosque of the RAB Headquarters, and special prayers were offered after the Jumma prayers for the peace of the departed souls of Bangabandhu and the other martyrs.
