Security has been bolstered across the Gazipur industrial zone with the deployment of 25 platoons of BGB, Special Response Battalion (SRB), and Ansar forces alongside police to maintain law and order amid ongoing garment worker protests for wage hikes.

Assistant Commissioner (Media and Research Cell) of the Gazipur Deputy Commissioner`s Office Md Arif Hossain confirmed the security arrangements on Wednesday morning (November 4).

The administration progressively escalated force deployment over recent days, moving from 10 BGB platoons under 21 executive magistrates on Monday (November 2) to 11 BGB platoons under 25 executive magistrates on Tuesday. On Wednesday, one additional platoon of BGB was added to the detail.

Currently, the security apparatus in the industrial belt comprises 12 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), eight platoons of SRB, and five platoons of Ansar personnel, all operating under the supervision of 25 executive magistrates.

No reports of worker demonstrations or highway blockades were received from Gazipur as of 8:30 AM on Wednesday, with vehicular traffic moving normally along the Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Mymensingh highways.