Desk Report
Published: 15 Jan 2022, 08:42 pm
Narayanganj District Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Zaidul Alam || Photo: Collected
Hoping that
Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election will be a model election,
Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Zaidul Alam said voters will visit the
poll centres and cast their votes smoothly tomorrow as no barriers will be
there.
“NCC polls will be
a model election and an example in the world, as it will be conducted in a
free, fair and peaceful manner,” he told reporters while briefing the police
personnel responsible for the polls at the Police Lines here.
He said none will be
allowed to take over and spread influence at the poll centres, as three-tier security
will be ensured there.
More than 5,000
members of the law enforcement agencies, including police, RAB, Ansar and BGB
will be deployed to ensure security while each center will have 28 security
personnel, the SP said, adding that executive magistrates have been appointed
at all wards of the city corporation to conduct elections peacefully.
“The law enforcers
will remain alert to hold city polls in a free and fair manner. We will not
spare anyone and give no scope for creating panic during the polls time,”
Zaidul said.
The Superintendent
of Police said that a festive atmosphere has been created in Narayanganj on the
occasion of the election.
“Don't try to ruin
this election environment. If anyone tries to create chaos, he will be dealt
with an iron hand. Voters will come to the center to cast their votes in
peace,” he added.
The NCC polls will be held tomorrow. The
voting will continue from 8 am to 4 pm without any break.
Around 5 lakh 17
thousand 362 voters will exercise their voting rights at 1333 polling booths in
192 centers of 26 wards.
Returning Officer
Mahfuza Akter, additional SPs and other police personnel were present during
the briefing.