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Specialised units, including SWAT, Mounted Police, K-9 units, the Bomb Disposal Unit, and personnel from the Detective Branch (DB) and Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) units, will be deployed at key locations. Dog squads and bomb disposal teams will conduct sweeping operations at important venues.

Security monitoring will be strengthened through CCTV cameras, still cameras, video cameras, and drones. Observation towers have also been installed at key points.

Visitors entering Ramna Park, Suhrawardy Udyan, and the DU area will have to pass through 14 security checkpoints, where screening will be conducted using archways and handheld metal detectors.

Sarwar urged city residents to cooperate with law enforcement during these checks, noting that masks, bags, sharp objects, and flammable materials will not be allowed inside. Sky lanterns, fireworks, and noise-making whistles are also prohibited.

Plainclothes teams will remain active to prevent crimes such as sexual harassment, mugging, and pickpocketing.

The acting commissioner said cyber patrolling and surveillance have been intensified to prevent the spread of rumours or misinformation on social media.

Temporary police control rooms and “lost and found centres” with public announcement facilities will operate inside Ramna Park and Suhrawardy Udyan.

The traditional Chhayanaut programme at Ramna Batamul is scheduled from 6:15am to 8:25am.

Entry will be through Arunoday Gate, Ramna Restaurant Gate, and Astoachal Gate, while Uttarayan Gate and Baishakhi Gate are designated for exit only. Three additional gates -- Shyamolima, Star, and a newly opened gate -- will be used for both entry and exit.

Entry into Ramna Park will close at 5:00pm, after which gates will be used only for exit. All programmes must conclude by 6:00pm, DMP said.

The Baishakhi Shobhajatra, organised by the Faculty of Fine Arts of DU, will begin at 9:00am. The procession will pass through the Shahbagh intersection, TSC, Dhaka University metro station, Three Leaders’ Mausoleum, and Doel Chattar before returning to the Faculty of Fine Arts via Bangla Academy.

The entire route will be under strict security, and participants will not be allowed to join the procession from alternative routes.

Vehicular movement in Shahbagh and adjoining areas will be diverted from 5:00am on April 14. Barricades will be placed at 14 points, including Banglamotor, Hotel InterContinental, Kakrail Church, and the High Court area.

Fire Service teams, ambulances, and a river police diving team will remain on standby.

DMP requested residents to contact the national emergency service 999 or DMP control room numbers 01320037845 and 01320037846 to report any suspicious activity.