Five platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in five upazilas of Sylhet ahead of the National Citizen Party's (NCP) July marches and rallies.

Sylhet Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Operations) Zakir Hossain said BGB personnel had been deployed in Osmaninagar, Jaintapur, Kanaighat, Gowainghat and Companiganj to help maintain law and order during the programmes.

The NCP is scheduled to hold a march and rally in Kanaighat at 3pm on Thursday, followed by another in Osmaninagar at 7pm.

On Friday, the party will hold similar programmes in Companiganj at 3pm, Gowainghat at 5pm and Jaintapur at 7pm.

Earlier, the Home Ministry instructed the district administration to deploy BGB personnel in the five upazilas to ensure law and order during the events.

Sylhet Assistant Superintendent of Police (Media) Samrat Talukder said adequate numbers of police personnel, both in uniform and plain clothes, would also be deployed across the five upazilas to maintain security.

Earlier on Thursday, the NCP is scheduled to hold an exchange of views with the families of those it describes as July martyrs in Golapganj at 11am. The party's central leaders are expected to attend the programme.