Dhaka: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday slapped a restriction on all kinds of open space programmes as well as carrying firearms in the city from 6:00pm to 5:00am on 31 December to avert any untoward incident during the 31st night celebration.

DMP commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia came up with the announcement at a press briefing at DMP media centre.

He also noted that special anti-narcotics drives will be conducted in the city from Monday to avoid troublesome incidents.

Drives will also be conducted at shops of fire crackers as fire crackers are prohibited to avoid any panic among the citizen, he added.

The DMP commissioner said though there are no specific threat ahead of the 31st night, all necessary steps will be taken if the intelligence officials get any information of tentative violence and sabotages.

‘We will take high security measures as per our capacity and if any one tries to commit illegal and unrestrained acts, the law enforcers will bring that person to the book,’ he said.