The Election Commission says it will plan security arrangements for Narayanganj city polls , considering 137 of the 178 polling centres in Narayanganj as ‘vulnerable’.22 platoons of para-military force Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed in the river port city on Monday, two days ahead of the polls.Authorities say a whole range of measures will be adopted to hold a free and fair election on Thursday.Every polling station will be provided 24 security personnel and more in the ‘vulnerable’ 137 centres, said Returning Officer Md Nuruzzaman Talukder.”As many as 5,600 security personnel will be deployed for the polls…we have received a list of 137 vulnerable centres from an intelligence agency. Security measures have been planned keeping those centres in mind,” he said.Talukder, a deputy secretary with the EC, said patrolling at vulnerable polling stations will be intensified as the situation there ‘might change any time’.Non-residents will have to leave the city by Monday midnight. The official campaign ends on Tuesday.”Any kind of campaigning, including rallies, procession will be prohibited 32 hours before the polls start,” said Talukder, the top official for the Dec 22 polls.Amid the BNP’s call to deploy the army, he said he was satisfied with the law and order situation.”Between Monday and Wednesday, the BGB, RAB, regular police, armed police, Ansar and coastguard will deploy their men. The industrial police will also be on duty. The patrols will rush to wherever an incident happens,” said Talukder.
source:bdnews24.com
