Desk Report
Publish: 15 Jan 2022, 05:31 pm
Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Election || Photo: Collected
The Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls will
be held Sunday as the voting will continue from 8 am to 4 pm without any
break.
The Election Commission (EC) has already taken
all preparations to hold the elections in a free, fair and peaceful manner.
The polls will be held through Electronic Voting
Machine (EVM). So, 2 thousand 912 EVM machines have been sent to Narayanganj,
on the outskirts of the capital.
Each center will have one and a half times more
EVM than required. Election materials have started reaching the polling centres
from this morning.
The electioneering ended at 12 midnight
yesterday.
The election commission has instructed outsiders
to leave the city areas. Motorcycle plying has been banned in the area since
Friday night.
Fourteen judicial magistrates have been
appointed to conduct election peacefully. Under the Penal Code, they will be able
to carry out brief trials with filing case.
Around 5 lakh 17 thousand 362 voters will exercise
their voting rights at 1333 polling booths in 192 centers of 26 wards.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has allowed
42 observers from 9 organizations to monitor the election.
The organizations are: National Election
Observation Council (JANIPP), SAARC Human Rights Foundation, Legal Aid Center,
Foundation, Social Development Efforts, Trinamool Development Organization,
Taltala Youth Development Organization, Rehaf Foundation, BB Asia Foundation
and Human Rights and Social Development Organization-MOSUS.
Adequate security measures have also been taken
on the election.
More than 5,000 members of the law enforcement
agencies will be deployed to ensure security while each center will have 28
security personnel.
Returning Officer Mahfuza Akter said no centre
was identified as risky as all the centers are being taken into special
consideration.
One sub-inspector (SI) will lead the five policemen's
team in each centre. In addition, eight male and four female Ansar members will
also be deployed to ensure security.
A total of 26 police units will be on duty as
striking force during the elections.
Apart from this, there will be 64 mobile teams
of the police as each team will have five members. Border Guard Bangladesh
(BGB) will deploy its 24 platoon troops.
The returning officer said that Narayanganj
deputy commissioner has sent demand note for more 6 platoons.
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