UNB, Dhaka :
Security at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been tightened ahead of the 136th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which will formally begin here on April 2.
As part of the tight security measures, the entry of visitors to the arrivals and departure concourse halls of the airport has been
banned. From Tuesday, no one was being allowed inside the concourse halls where a person could usually enter buying tickets. Earlier on March 17, security in and around at the airport intensified soon after a youth blew himself up at a forces barrack of Rab at Ashkona near the airport.
Security was further beefed up when another youth was killed in an explosion near the Airport police outpost at Airport road, some 150 yards off the Rab forces barrack, on March 24.
Contacted, pubic relations officer of Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) AKM Rezaul Karim told UNB that no one was being allowed inside the concourse halls of the airport from yesterday even with tickets to avoid any unpleasant incident ahead of the IPU assembly which will end on April 5.
The CAAB authorities in a meeting decided to restrict the entry of visitors with tickets until April 10, he said.
Commanding Officer (CO) of Airport Armed Police (AAP) Rashidul Islam told UNB that people, who are coming to airport to see off their near and dear ones, were being barred from entering the airport at check-post set up at the entrance at Airport Road. Only a companion is being allowed with a female or elderly passenger up to the departure gate, he said, adding that vigilance in and around the airport was also increased.
At least 650 parliamentarians, including 53 Parliament Speakers, from 132 countries are expected to attend the 136th IPU Assembly. The 136th IPU Assembly will host the 25th Session of the Forum of Women Parliamentarians (#womenMPs). Over 207 women MPs are due to attend the Dhaka meeting, which among other things, will focus on ending the gender gap in access to financial services.
Security at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been tightened ahead of the 136th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which will formally begin here on April 2.
As part of the tight security measures, the entry of visitors to the arrivals and departure concourse halls of the airport has been
banned. From Tuesday, no one was being allowed inside the concourse halls where a person could usually enter buying tickets. Earlier on March 17, security in and around at the airport intensified soon after a youth blew himself up at a forces barrack of Rab at Ashkona near the airport.
Security was further beefed up when another youth was killed in an explosion near the Airport police outpost at Airport road, some 150 yards off the Rab forces barrack, on March 24.
Contacted, pubic relations officer of Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) AKM Rezaul Karim told UNB that no one was being allowed inside the concourse halls of the airport from yesterday even with tickets to avoid any unpleasant incident ahead of the IPU assembly which will end on April 5.
The CAAB authorities in a meeting decided to restrict the entry of visitors with tickets until April 10, he said.
Commanding Officer (CO) of Airport Armed Police (AAP) Rashidul Islam told UNB that people, who are coming to airport to see off their near and dear ones, were being barred from entering the airport at check-post set up at the entrance at Airport Road. Only a companion is being allowed with a female or elderly passenger up to the departure gate, he said, adding that vigilance in and around the airport was also increased.
At least 650 parliamentarians, including 53 Parliament Speakers, from 132 countries are expected to attend the 136th IPU Assembly. The 136th IPU Assembly will host the 25th Session of the Forum of Women Parliamentarians (#womenMPs). Over 207 women MPs are due to attend the Dhaka meeting, which among other things, will focus on ending the gender gap in access to financial services.
