Staff Reporter :
The security personnel have been asked to wear bulletproof jackets and helmets during their duty hours in and around the Parliament Bhaban.
Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah gave the above directives when he was inspecting the security system of the Parliament building and its premises on Wednesday.
He asked the concerned authorities to supply bulletproof jackets and helmets to the security personnel posted there.
He himself checked some of the visitors’ entry cards and scolded a Parliament official for not wearing his identity card.
The deputy speaker visited the check posts and interacted with security personnel and told them not to allow any unauthorized vehicles and persons in the Parliament building premises.
He asked the Parliament Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms to increase the number of security personnel at the entry points for VVIPs.
He also asked the authorities to make sure that the security posts are automated.
