Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- The Special Response Battalion (SRB), which replaced RAB, deployed its highest-ever number of members this year to ensure security during Durga Puja, with additional measures planned for idol immersion day to prevent any untoward incidents.

Additional Inspector General of Police Md Ahsan Habib Palash, director general of SRB Forces, said this while exchanging views with journalists after visiting Dhakeshwari National Temple in the city on Sunday afternoon.

He said SRB had intensified intelligence surveillance across the country and deployed around 6,500 members daily, along with 550 pickup vans and 450 motorcycles, for visible patrols in the areas under the responsibility of its 15 battalions.

The enhanced security me...