(BSS) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has deployed 36 platoons of its personnel in key industrial areas of Dhaka, Gazipur and Narayanganj.

The deployment aims to ensure security in industrial zones, maintain law and order, tackle any untoward situation and facilitate the normal movement of the public, said a BGB press release issued this morning.

The deployed BGB personnel are performing their duties on high alert in coordination with the local administration and police.

Of the deployed forces, 14 platoons are stationed in Savar and Ashulia of Dhaka district, three in Mirpur of the capital, nine in Narayanganj and 10 in different industrial areas of Gazipur.

Besides, it said, two special patrols are being carried out in Narayanganj and adjoining areas.

The BGB headquarters` monitoring cell is closely monitoring the overall security situation in industrial areas.

It is continuously reviewing live footage captured through drones, body-worn cameras and improvised devices to coordinate field-level operations, the release added.