Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Force Director General Major General Abdul Motaleb Sajjad Mahmud said that 2 lakh 12 thousand 192 trained Ansar-VDP members will be deployed in 32 thousand 666 pujamandaps of the country to ensure the security of Autumn Durga Puja.

He said that the members will be engaged in the security of the shrine for 6 days from October 8 to October 13.

He said these things at a press conference organized on the occasion of the upcoming Autumn Durga Puja-2024 at the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Force headquarters in Khilgaon, capital, on Saturday (October 5).

Abdul Motaleb Sajjad Mahmud said, considering the ongoing situation in the country, based on the assessment of all security agencies, Ansar members have been deployed in places of worship as more important, important and general, considering the security risk.

He said, 8 Ansar-VDP members will be deployed in 'most important' mandaps and 6 in 'important' mandap and 6 in 'ordinary' mandap. Besides, 53 thousand 148 members of Ansar-VDP will work till October 6 and 7 in 15 thousand 32 puja mandapas from the 'more important' and 'important' mandapas under special consideration.

Battalion Ansar will work as a striking force for the first time this year for the security of Puja. In this context, he said, a total of 92 teams of battalion Ansars will work as a mobile striking force to deal with any emergency situation in 64 districts across the country. Each team will have 6 members.

The DG of Ansar said that they will take quick measures to coordinate the security of all the puja mandaps through regular security patrols for 8 days during the puja. Members of Ansar and VDP will play an active role in the overall security of the people, maintaining peace and order and providing emergency services while performing their duties.

He said that for the first time this year the due allowance of the deployed members will be distributed as soon as the puja is over, which will help in increasing the motivation and morale of Ansar and VDP members to complete their important duties properly.

Apart from this, he said that in order to maintain law and order during autumn Durga Puja celebrations, all the members of the force other than traditional religion members have been discouraged from taking leave.

In the press conference, Ansar Director General Major General Abdul Motaleb Sajjad Mahmud expressed optimism that it will be possible to celebrate the Autumn Durga Puja festival in a peaceful and joyful atmosphere with the collective efforts of all. Therefore, he urged all the citizens of the country to help maintain proper security measures by providing timely information to the law and order forces at this time.

Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul said, within the next 2 weeks, a special lounge will be arranged at the airport for Bangladeshi workers from the Middle East.

He gave this information at the signing ceremony between Wage Earners Welfare Board and Parkeso of Malaysia on the expansion of the labor market in Malaysia on Saturday (October 5) afternoon.

The Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment adviser said that a special lounge will be arranged for Bangladeshi expatriate workers in the Middle East within two weeks. He said, it is not our generosity towards them, but responsibility.

He said, not through a syndicate, recruiting agencies will be opened to send people to Malaysia.

Asif Nazrul said that the Prime Minister of Malaysia announced that they will take 18 thousand workers from Bangladesh. The subject has been misinterpreted in some places. We know that more than 17,000 workers, who were supposed to go to Malaysia by May 31, unfortunately could not go. The Malaysian government arranged for them to go. They promised. We will try to implement it as soon as possible.

Secretary of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry Ruhul Amin presided over the event. Wage Earners Welfare Board Director General (Additional Secretary) Md.Hamidur Rahman signed the agreement on behalf of Bangladesh and Parkeso's Group Executive Officer Dato Sari Mohammad Azman bin Aziz on behalf of Malaysia Signed the agreement.

Dhaka: Hasnat Abdullah, one of the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement, said that Awami League will not be given a chance to do politics without facing trial.

He said this at a seminar titled 'Non-discrimination Armed Forces: Necessary Framework for Building Bangladesh 2.0' at Rawa Convention Center in the capital on Saturday (October 5) afternoon.

Coordinator Hasnat Abdullah said that until Awami League apologizes and faces trial for their misdeeds, they will not be given a chance to do politics.

Coordinator Sarjis Alam said that action should be taken against the fascists. This government must take action against those who have directly and indirectly supported Awami League.

Former military officers who were victims of political discrimination in the seminar highlighted the importance of creating a non-discriminatory and professional military.

At that time, a commission was formed to stop the military's political interference and a 3-point demand was presented including the reform of the military law.

BNP has called for a roadmap for election preparation including reforming the Election Commission. They also said that no controversial person can come to the Reform Commission.

On Saturday (05 October) in the afternoon at the official residence of the Chief Adviser Jamuna the BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir gave this information after an hour and a half dialogue with Dr. Muhammad Yunus.

At the time, he said, there was no discussion about the date of election in the dialogue. We just asked for the roadmap. The interim government said that the election is its first priority.

He also said that apart from canceling the appointment of contract-based secretaries in the secretariat, I have talked about removing the people of the dictatorial government and appointing a neutral administration.

Besides, I have demanded the withdrawal of all false cases filed by Awami League from 2007 to 2024. I have called for attention to be given to how various people including former MP, Ministers are fleeing the country.

I have requested the Chief Adviser to hold talks with India to control the social media campaign that the alleged fascist Sheikh Hasina is running in India. In addition to this, we have also raised the issue of addressing this issue by uncovering the reasons for the situation that has arisen in the Chattogram Hill Tracts.