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Checkpoints tighten Dhaka streets

Security has been stepped up across Dhaka following reports of crude bomb blasts and buses being set on fire. On Saturday, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police set up checkpoints at more than 200 locations, including key intersections, flyovers and entry points, intensifying searches and intelligence surveillance.

Following crude bomb blasts and bus arson, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has tightened security across the capital. On Saturday, Sept 19, 2026, officers searched autorickshaws and motorcyclists at a checkpoint in Shahbagh. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Following crude bomb blasts and bus arson, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has tightened security across the capital. On Saturday, Sept 19, 2026, officers searched autorickshaws and motorcyclists at a checkpoint in Shahbagh. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Following crude bomb blasts and bus arson, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has tightened security across the capital. On Saturday, Sept 19, 2026, officers searched autorickshaws and motorcyclists at a checkpoint in Shahbagh. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Following crude bomb blasts and bus arson, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has tightened security across the capital. On Saturday, Sept 19, 2026, officers searched autorickshaws and motorcyclists at a checkpoint in Shahbagh. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Police mount a special search operation across the capital, stopping vehicles and checking passengers at a checkpoint in Shahbagh. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Police mount a special search operation across the capital, stopping vehicles and checking passengers at a checkpoint in Shahbagh. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Police mount a special search operation across the capital, stopping vehicles and checking passengers at a checkpoint in Shahbagh. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Police mount a special search operation across the capital, stopping vehicles and checking passengers at a checkpoint in Shahbagh. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Police mount a special search operation across the capital, stopping vehicles and checking passengers at a checkpoint in Shahbagh. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Police mount a special search operation across the capital, stopping vehicles and checking passengers at a checkpoint in Shahbagh. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Police mount a special search operation across the capital, stopping vehicles and checking passengers at a checkpoint in Shahbagh. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Police mount a special search operation across the capital, stopping vehicles and checking passengers at a checkpoint in Shahbagh. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
A police officer checks a man’s mobile phone during a search at a Shahbagh checkpoint on Saturday, Sept 19, 2026, as the DMP steps up security across Dhaka. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
A police officer checks a man’s mobile phone during a search at a Shahbagh checkpoint on Saturday, Sept 19, 2026, as the DMP steps up security across Dhaka. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Police search a motorcyclist at a checkpoint near the Moghbazar Flyover in Dhaka. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Police search a motorcyclist at a checkpoint near the Moghbazar Flyover in Dhaka. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
A police officer keeps watch at a checkpoint on a road beside the Moghbazar Flyover as security measures are tightened across the capital. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
A police officer keeps watch at a checkpoint on a road beside the Moghbazar Flyover as security measures are tightened across the capital. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

shamsul.haque@bdnews24.com

Published : 19 Sep 2026, 06:03 PM

Updated : 19 Sep 2026, 06:05 PM

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