Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Bangladesh's capital Dhaka is on the edge ahead of Thursday's planned 'lockdown', as reports of arson and crude bomb explosions have heightened public anxiety.

Law enforcement agencies, including the police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), have been deployed across the city to prevent potential violence.

At a press conference on Wednesday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Sajjad Ali said the force was fully prepared to avert acts of sabotage associated with the lockdown.

"We hope Dhaka residents will stand with us to resist this lockdown and maintain peace," he said, adding that additional police personnel had been stationed at all city entry and exit points.

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