BNP Vice-chairman M Hafiz Uddin Ahmed came up with the demand yesterday in a press briefing after inaugurating Media Cell of BNP for NCC polls on Sayesta Khan road at Sayestaganj in the city.
The senior BNP leader demanded army deployment during the election to ensure free and fair balloting.
He said: “Awami League has trampled democracy and basic rights.”
Hafiz Uddin said: “Ruling party Awami league men are trying to harm the election environment. So it is very important to deploy Army during the election to ensure people’s right of voting.”
The Ex-army personnel also alleged that people of Dhaka and Chittagong could not vote during Dhaka North, Dhaka South and Chittagong City Corporation elections.
BNP-backed NCC mayoral candidate Shakhawat Hossain and central and local top leaders were present at the program.
Earlier, most of the NCC mayoral candidates sought army deployment during a discussion with Election Commissioner Jabed Ali, for a fair election.
However, after a meeting with law enforcement agencies, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Saturday said that there was no need to deploy the army in the NCC polls.
Selina Hayat Ivy, the ruling party-backed candidate, and Shakhawat Hossain Khan, the BNP-backed candidate, are going to contest with their respective party symbols for the mayoral position of Narayanganj City Corporation.
Meanwhile, mayoral candidates of NCC attended a roundtable yesterday and promised to work sincerely to solve city’s problem if they elected.
The Daily Prothom Alo organised the two and half hours roundtable at Narayanganj Club Audotorium around 11am.
Sohrab Hossain, joint editor of Daily Prothom Alo was the moderator of the roundtable where mayoral candidates, cultural activists, social and rights activists, politician, businessmen and others were present at the roundtable.
Monday, July 20, 2026
