Following orders from the local returning officer of the upcoming city corporation election, a total of 30 platoons of BGB personnel were deployed in Chittagong yesterday.
BGB 28 Battalion’s Deputy Director Maj Tanveer Mahmud told the Dhaka Tribune that they had deployed their personnel across the city ahead of the April 28 elections.
CCC Election Returning Officer Md Abdul Baten said they had passed the order for the sake of maintaining law and order in the port city before and during the polls.
A total of 12 mayoral and 278 general and reserved ward councillor candidates are contesting in the election this year. More than 1.8 million voters in Chittagong will be able to practice their rights at 719 polling centres around the city.
More than 17,000 police and Ansar men would be deployed at the polling centres to ensure internal security. More police and RAB personnel remain stationed as the striking forces in addition to the BGB men, the returning officer said.
Besides, a battalion of Bangladesh Army would be ready during election period while 140 executive magistrates and 10 judicial magistrates have been appointed for maintaining law and order in the city.
Moreover, 14 teams, led by assistant returning officers, are currently monitoring all the election activities, the top election officer of the port city also said.
