Sun News Desk : At least 229 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed over the country to maintain law and order.
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Besides, additional number of troops are on standby.
Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO) at BGB headquarters, confirmed the matter on Thursday.
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He said that 32 platoons were deployed in Dhaka and nearby districts, while 197 others were deployed across the country amid a 48-hour blockade announced by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami. The blockade will end at 6am on Friday (November 17).
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