, April 13 -- Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General Md Ahsan Habib Palash on Monday said there is no specific security threat centering the Pahela Baishakh celebrations but the elite force remains fully prepared to face any sabotage.

He made the remarks while briefing reporters after visiting security arrangements at Ramna Batamul in the capital.

To ensure a festive and peaceful environment, RAB has deployed all its 15 battalions across the country.

A total of 308 patrol teams including 181 pickup patrol units and 127 motorcycle patrol teams will remain active in the field until the end of Baishakhi programmes.

Plainclothes intelligence surveillance has also been intensified, he said.

In Dhaka, special security measures have ...