UNB, Dhaka
Some city roads have been made off-limit to traffic for 10 hours from 8pm on December 31.
In a press release Wednesday, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Dhaka University areas would come under the restriction on the 31st night to maintain discipline and avert untoward incidents that might hurt the cultural and religious sentiments of the people.
Drivers of motor vehicles have been asked to use Kakoli crossing, Phoenix crossing and Natun Bazar crossing to enter Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara from 8pm on December 31 to 6am January 1. [Read more]