Several roads to be blocked off at 9:00pm

Several major roads in Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara will be blocked off tonight as a means of keeping security tight over New Year's Eve.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police will close the intersections leading to these areas between 9:00pm and 6:00am and travellers will be forced to take alternative routes.
The only intersections that will remain open are those at Phoenix, Amtali, Kakoli, United Hospital and Natun Bazar.
Of the intersections surrounding Dhaka University, only those at Shahbagh, the Old High Court, Dhaka Medical Emergency Gate and Nilkhet may be used.
DMP commissioner AKM Shahidul Hoque warned that persons caught driving under the influence of alcohol or using their mobile phones will be arrested.
Shahidul said that young drivers are the most likely to engage in this type of behaviour and are therefore the most at risk of being involved in an accident over the New Year period.
The DMP has also banned the use of explosives and firecrackers.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will deploy 3,000 additional personnel on New Year's Eve, including 37 strike teams and 106 check-posts.
The commissioner added that the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) will assist police by deploying an additional 2,000 personnel in Dhaka and another 3,000 in areas outside the capital.