All bars across Dhaka have been ordered to close by 6 pm on Saturday. Outdoor events, as well as flying sky lanterns and setting off firecrackers, have been prohibited.
Police will take action if the restrictions are violated, DMP Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq said at a media briefing on Saturday.
The world will usher in the New Year on Saturday midnight with colourful events.
Police in Bangladesh are known to impose various restrictions on New Year's Eve every year to avoid untoward incidents.
“Many people fly lanterns during the New Year. We are banning them as they cause accidents. Legal action will be taken against anyone flying them," Faruq said.
Firecrackers cannot be set off anywhere, Faruq warned. “No event, assembly, cultural programme or DJ party can be organised in open spaces. But they can be held indoors."
Police have restricted outsiders’ access to the Dhaka University campus after 6pm. But vehicles carrying teachers and staff living on the Dhaka University campus will be allowed entry after 8 pm upon providing proper identification.
Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara neighbourhoods will also come under the clampdown starting. Residents have been asked to use the Kamal Ataturk Avenue and the Mohakhali Crossing to enter the neighbourhoods after 8 pm.
