Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has banned the participation of pikes in the Tajia procession in the capital on the occasion of holy Ashura.

It has also taken security measures to ensure foolproof security to the mourning procession.

The decisions were taken at a coordination meeting at the DMP headquarters on Wednesday.

The meeting was attended, among others, by senior DMP officials, representatives of intelligence agencies and different government organisations, and Shia community leaders.

Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), will be observed in the country on September 10.

The celebrations of Ashura will formally begin around 2pm on September 7 and end on September 10 through vari...