Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday said the army is ready to get deployed during 10th parliament elections slated for January 5. “The army has already been alerted…they’re ready to get deployed,” he said while talking to reporters before leaving his office in the evening. Kazi Rakibuddin, however, said they will hold a meeting soon to finalise the decision in this regard. On November 25, the CEC announced the schedule for the general election fixing the voting date for January 5 amid BNP’s boycott threat. – UNB
