Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Police have allegedly barred attendance at the annual urs at the shrine of Shah Khaza Sharfuddin Chishti, located next to the High Court, devotees have said.

Police, however, said the daytime observances of the urs had already ended, and that some devotees remained at the site afterwards.

They were not allowed to enter the shrine premises for security, which lie within the High Court compound.

According to devotees, the three-day annual urs of the centuries-old shrine, popularly known as the High Court shrine, was scheduled to begin on Friday.

Followers from different parts of the country gathered at the shrine premises in the evening for the occasion.

They alleged that police later asked them to leave the inner comp...