Bangladesh, Nov. 9 -- Law enforcement agencies have stepped up security along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway amid intelligence reports that activists of the banned Awami League (AL) and its affiliated organisations, Chhatra League and Jubo League, are allegedly planning sabotage ahead of December, including vehicle vandalism, arson and crude bomb attacks.

At least 14 vulnerable locations along the 103-kilometre Cumilla stretch of the country's busiest economic corridor have been identified as potential targets, prompting round-the-clock patrols, checkpoints and intelligence-led searches to prevent attacks and disruption to road communications.

Police and intelligence agencies have launched combing operations across Cumilla with technologica...