At the same time, Shibir held a motorcycle drill at Chittagong University. In several areas of the city, including GEC intersection, Prabartak, Two Number Gate and Dewanhat, various anti-fascist organisations were seen holding drills with sticks from 1am to 4am to resist Chhatra League. Even so, leaders and activists of Chhatra Shibir and Chhatra Dal staged motorcycle showdowns by roaming around the city.
Meanwhile, the Youth Department of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Chattogram city has called a flash march and grand rally at Bahaddarhat intersection in the city at 10am on Tuesday. A large number of leaders and activists have started gathering at Bahaddarhat since morning. At the same time, leaders and activists of Chhatra Dal and BNP's affiliated and associate organisations have taken positions at different intersections in the city and announced to thwart any sabotage by the banned organisation. Besides, leaders and activists have also come to the field simultaneously in 15 upazilas of the district.
To avoid Chhatra League's arson and possible chaos, law enforcement agencies are on maximum alert across the city. Sufficient numbers of police and APBn members have been deployed at every important intersection of the city, including Bahaddarhat, GEC, Tigerpass, New Market, Chawkbazar, Lalkhan Bazar, Alangkar, AK Khan, Bandar Thana and EPZ.
Sources at Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) said patrolling arrangements have been strengthened to keep the overall law and order situation in the city normal, and police are in a strong position to prevent any kind of unpleasant incident.
Earlier, at midnight last Sunday, a fire incident occurred on a bus in the Kalurghat area of the city. Besides, allegations have been received of multiple crude bomb explosions in the New Market area of the city. Although videos of these two incidents spread on social media, no casualties were reported.
Assistant Commissioner Aminur Rashid of the city police's public relations branch said in this regard that no unpleasant incident has been reported from last night until now. We are on maximum alert. Police have been deployed at important intersections, and our patrol duty has been increased.
