Bangladesh PM’s visit: Four areas of Male’ to be temporarily closed on Thursday

Maldives Police Service has announced that four areas of Male’ City will be temporarily closed on Thursday, in connection to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s state visit to Maldives. 

The four areas are: 

• Area in and around Republic Square 

• Area around President’s Office 

• Area around Hotel Jen 

• Area around the Parliament 

The areas will be closed at different times, depending on the activities planned, between 07:00 am and 08:00 pm on Thursday. 

Both pedestrian and vehicular traffic will be temporarily banned. 

The roads in the areas that will be closed are: 

• Boduthakurufaanu Magu (near Maldives Monetary Authority) 

• Orchid Magu-Republic Square junction 

• Boduthakurufaanu Magu (near Bank of Maldives/Lotus Goalhi) 

• Naadhee Goalhi 

• Ameer Ahmed Magu-Finihiyaa Goalhi junction 

• Sosun Magu-Medhuziyaaraih Magu junction 

• Abadhahfehi Magu-Guleynooran Magu junction 

• Guleynooran Magu-Karankaa Magu junction 

• Hithahfinivaa Magu-Karanka Magu junction 

• Kalhuhuraa Magu-Hadheebee Magu junction 

• Husnuheena Magu-Bokarumaa Goalhi junction 

• Nooraanee Goalhi-Hithahfinivaa Magu junction 

• Medhuziyaaraih Magu-Dharumavantha School junction 

• Shaheed Adam Naseer Hingun 

• Shaheed Abdulla Zuhair Hingun 

Police added that parking will not be allowed in the parking zones in the areas from 08:00 pm on Wednesday to 08:00 pm on Thursday. 

Vehicles that remain in the parking zones will be towed in accordance with standard protocol, said the police. 

Meanwhile, the lagoon where the Izzuddin Jetty has been closed to vessel movements since 06:00 pm on Wednesday. Travelers have been advised to call their travel agents and inquire about the changes. 

No changes have been brought to traffic on Sinamale’ Bridge.