An additional number of policemen have been deployed in both uniform and plainclothes from Wednesday to ensure better security of Hatirjheel in the city, a popular spot to pass leisure for Dhaka residents.
A mobile patrol team will also be on duty.
Security was beefed up after a citizen complained on the Facebook page of media and public relations department of the Police Headquarters.
"We received a complaint that some teenagers are harassing people who come to enjoy their leisure at Hatirjheel, said AIG (Media) of the police headquarters Md Sohel Rana.
Despite the necessary arrangements made by the police to provide security to the people who visit the Hatirjheel area, the Police Headquarters asked the Hatirjheel Police Station's officer-in-charge to take the matter seriously, he said.
In a prompt action, the Hatirjheel Police Station carried out raid in the area on Tuesday night and arrested 16 teenagers on charges of harassing people visiting the area, the AIG (Media) said.
Later, they were handed over to their parents as no case was filed against them.
