City Desk :
The deployment comes after diplomats expressed concerns for their safety to the foreign ministry
Military personnel have taken over the responsibility of guarding Dhaka’s diplomatic neighbourhood, previously overseen by the police, reports media.
Police are usually tasked with securing the residences of ambassadors and foreign missions in the Gulshan and Baridhara zones. However, on Monday, they withdrew from these duties amid unrest caused by student protests.
The decision to deploy the military came after diplomats expressed concerns for their safety to the foreign ministry. In response, the army implemented regular patrols and is now guarding the entrances to the Gulshan and Baridhara areas.
