Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A total of 34 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed in key industrial areas of Dhaka, Gazipur and Narayanganj to ensure overall security, maintain law and order and prevent any untoward incidents amid ongoing workers' unrest.

Although the week started off with relative calm prevailing in the industrial hubs, with the Wage Board set to hold its second meeting today in the capital, it seems that the authorities anticipate vested interests trying to exploit the situation towards unrest.

The deployed BGB members are performing duties at various important locations, including Savar, Ashulia and Mirpur in Dhaka; Shibu Market, Jalkuri, BSCIC Industrial Estate, Chashara, Kanchpur and Shimrail in...