Dhaka, April 8 -- Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has ruled out any security threat surrounding the celebrations of Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year.

Speaking after a meeting on the security arrangements for the event at the ministry on Tuesday, he said: "This year, events are being organised by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, both at Dhaka University and across the country."

"The celebrations will be on a much larger scale than in previous years. That's why we discussed what measures need to be taken to maintain law and order."

He assured that the authorities would be taking necessary steps to ensure that law and order remained as stable it was during Ramadan.

In response to a question about events at Dhaka Univer...